Well

Panic welling up inside

fed by many rivers,

limbs and brain

s l o w e d  by the water,

treading dumbly and

direction l e s s

Quelling an incoming tide

is not an easy task.

But necessary nonetheless,

when time has run out…

Time has run out.

Fast being swallowed:

sucked into myself,

utterly useless

and incapable.

Suspended

and

            unable

                        to

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