Unforgiving

The air so delicate

Every breath taken as if oxygen itself is disappearing

Trying to break out of the cage that holds you back from reality

The feeling of not being able to move

Not being able to speak

Not being able to think clearly

The faint noise of a ventilator off in the distance

The car beginning to seem to thrash side to side as if it has a mind of its own

The trees and cars passing within a blink

The air growing thin and fear beginning to fill

Sleet thrashing against the brisk foggy windshield

Hearts pounding and hopes begin to sink

Joy and happiness all and all stand still

A field in the distance clashing against a horizon of only chance

Minutes racing by while some are left behind

Time and all begin to soon be a blur

Thoughts and words all jumbled, wishing they had been said

Dreams and reality in a bind

Sounds and noises a complete slur

Like a form of plague taking the forgiving and helpless

Laughter and smiles replaced by sobs and tears

Familiar faces walking in a daze

The white walls seem to want to take whoever they can hostage

Feel and hear angels begin to cheer

Rushing way through the building a maze

Each room like a cell, containing the taking over maleficent

Tubes carrying unknown substances, like ill octopus tentacles

The fowl overwhelming stench of ammonia and disinfectant shredding the nostrils of the visiting

If only there was a cure

Taking each step as if the lives of loved ones depended on the placement of the next

Then the shrill beeping noise once again seeming closer as ever

Clangorously like the sound of the bellowing innocent

Fighting for mercy putting their lives delay

Getting there at last only to see them fade away


Written by Kody Oldham