Fear

And then his claws

Are around me once more.

And then he snakes down

From my throat.

He invades my ribs,

But they are too small to hold him.

He lashes out to my feet,

Grips at my ankles,

Buckles my knees.

But he does most damage

Between my ears.

He tells me I will die,

That I am far away.

He tells me my lungs are gone

My heart is gone

My liver,

Kidneys,

Stomach,

Gone. 

He tells me all that’s left is 

Concrete and air.

But I no longer believe him.