Inside, I lay
Safe
From various perils
Frozen breezes, choking wheezes
Limb stiffening arctic temperatures
And
I can't forget
How can I forget to mention
The disease

Life-stealing, soul-*******, heart-stopping
A parasitic plague of putridity
It's been ages since
It first grabbed
At our necks
Now, it seems
Most of them
Have fallen
Down
Down
Only to
Lift ourselves
Standing limp
Heads bobbing
Drooling
Bleeding
Black
Groaning
To the
Sky

The kicker
Is that
As much
And as
Loud
As they
Groan and gargle
No one
Seems
To
Do
Anything