Cyael

Immersed in paralyzing thought, my heartbeat gently rocks me. Forcefully separating myself from my surroundings, I drift further from reality than I'd ever thought possible. I surrender my senses and fall numb, hearing, seeing & feeling nothing. It was the closest I'd come to peace in weeks & if death was the price to pay for it, I'd welcome it. Potential, hypothetical & completely impossible scenarios flicker before my minds eye, for what could easily have been hours, before my dry eyes provoke a sensation I take too long to process & remedy. Instinctively shutting & rubbing my eyes I struggle to my feet & towards a bathroom, realizing half