Rip Me Apart
by Sam M. Phillips

Crack along the ceiling,
Crawl along the floor,
Terrors never faced,
It could happen any second.

Simply nothing,
A charge,
A fear,
Attacks with ferocity,
Surrounded by enemies,
Clear by virtue,
Stars flash before the eyes,
Pain sears nerve endings,
Losing control,
Turn upside down,
Plunge into doom.

Dangerous corridor,
Depart in despair,
The great tunnel opens up,
Grotesque creatures,
Streaming tendrils of darkness,
Protruding tongues flap,
Enormous crab claws
Close around my neck.

Sound of sorcery,
Emerge directly,
Find flaws,
Gloss over,
There seems to be more
Opening up all the time.

Flickering red fire,
Terror embodied,
Charnel stink,
Unnatural look,
The silence drops like a blade,
Engulfs me,
Closes the gap between the living and the dead.