Serpentine Emotion

Serpentine Emotion

The quickened heart beat

And rushing of adrenaline

And tightness around your
heart like

You’re seizing, but no
blackness comes

All seem ironic in comparison

To the ashen complexion of
your skin

And you eyes widen like head
lights

So much effort goes into
preparing

You for that upcoming blow

That not so distant Horror

Normal exertion turns all
flesh

To bloodied fruit

So why is it

In this overwhelming emotion
no one can conquer

You are so gone into that void?

That space of nothing colored

And your heart races on

You think you might break

A little voice in your head

Growing louder and louder

Saying “I can’t do this”

But you will, oh, you will

And when it is all over and
done with

All fades and descends

Into complete and utter

Nothingness

A happiness called relief

For what is light

Without the dark?