Like an ominous cloud
Fear spreads through us
Progressing unimpeded
Filling our mind
Catching our breath
Imprisoning our soul
The light of our being
Slowly extinguished
Until there exist
Only slivers of brightness
Slowly wilting away
In the darkness within
Unable to fight back
Any remaining strength
Lost in the labyrinth
Of our tortured soul
Closing the door to the
Last remaining hope
A vicious swirling fog
Finally enveloping us
Taking away all
Rational thought
Leaving us with nothing
At all, but fear