Its breath submerges me a circle deeper. I can feel the tar serpent slither and slide like thick, murky fog– toxic. Artic; so cold. Chaotic, like a mold, festering, blistering, growing far too quickly. Lovingly, the demon touches my neck with its black, blunt fingers; Drawing a little, light, line through me even further. My spine is Parkinson's. M..myheart isn’t ready. I fear it’s touch.