i sit still
in the darkness
barely breathing
as they begin
to crawl across
my cold flesh

a coagulation
of shadows
ink blot nightmares
at the edge
of thought

an effusion
of night
suffocating on
nyx’d embrace
choking as
tendrils of pitch
snake down
my gaspimg throat

laying
perfectly
still in
the darkness
unable to breathe
as i feel
myself engulfed
silent
and alone