It slowly creeps on                                                               ­                                           
I am unaware                                                          ­                            
Until I am immersed                                                
And I know now                    
                I cannot be helped

In all my despair and soundless screams
In and around me the pain does keep
Keep me drowning in the depths
And as I struggle for my breath
I see fiery beads of scarlet
Seeping waters engulf my frame
Tainting all in its inviting flame

In a trance I slash the slices
Breathing finally as the drops pool
Pool into a sick river of red
But this time- on it flows
All around and in me echoes loud
A deathly ringing radio silence

                                             ~r.w.