Nightfall of memories,
yesterday they were in my pocket, but today they are a
scrambled puzzle on the floor
blood bursts from the pain
seeps into coagulated puddles of casualty

Blinding pain
In a swimming pool of selfishness

Bodies of my friends float by
Motionlessly drifting
just beyond my outstretched hand

Paralyzing energy
Cementing my eyes tightly shut

I can only hear the beating of my heartbreak
I can only feel the tearing of my skin

Unable to see, unable to move
My universe is slipping away
into the dark matter.

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