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I feel the air crushing

Pressure constricting

My pulse rushing

My veins restricting



The world swirls black

Lines shift and fade

My brain loses track

Of this insane masquerade



The words I hear

I do not know whose they are

Many voices in my ear

At first they appear from a far



Slowly the voices grow near

Louder, more intense

Scared, but no fear

For I have a defense



I think back to what you said

I concentrate, concentrate

They scream from the dead

My mind they desecrate



The words surround me

Some shout unintelligibly

Others whisper in glee

Fighting for control allegedly



I can hear them fuss and argue

Contradicting each other

Telling me things that aren’t true

Until their words begin to smother



Me

Voices

The

Noises



I can feel the madness

“Join us”

Impending sadness

“E pluribus”





I block them out

“LEAVE” I shout

Laughter, without a doubt

I start to pace about



I can’t take this

I whisper

Something I can’t miss

The air grows crisper



All these voices in my head

My eyes begin to dart

I wish they were gone or dead

“Who says we aren’t”



Another voice chimes in

“Or that we aren’t you?”

I look around, trapped in my pin

Unsure what to do



Insanity

The voices won’t stop

Insanity

To my knees I drop

Insanity

A whisper makes me aggress

Insanity

To my face, my hands progress

Insanity

Upon my skull they start to claw

Insanity

The red warmth, my brain to thaw

Insanity

The voices quit, the darkness grows

Insanity

Peace arrives, my eyes they close



sanity