The pain ripped through my body
Tearing apart my muscles
Electricity shot through my arms
Sending sparks down my veins
My heart pounded against its cage
Each thump threatening to break free
My stomach boiled in its own acid
Sizzling as the bile rose in my throat
Hot tears rolled down my cheeks
Searing my skin as they trailed
One word drummed through my mind
Never
Each time it hammered my skull shook
Never
The hopeless finality of Never
It screamed in a skull splitting screech
Never
would I be happy
Never
would I be myself
Never
would I be free.