Escape room

'Locked'

I hear the turn of a key followed by a 

'click'

I'm stuck.

Locked.

Trapped.

The air feels thick as i take a deep inhale

I try to swallow the lump in my throat.

But it stays.

Like those eyes.

Everywhere.

No matter which corner i turn ot track i trace

They stay

They stalk

They see.

They see everything, 

Those eyes

Those eyes torment me and those eyes, dont exist.

Or so i say

Or so i tell myself before bed

DeNial is a river in Egypt and those eyes are real.

Real while i sit.

Rocking

Rocking back and forth

Trying to breathe 

Those eyes are real as i sit inside this escape room.

Escape room.

i try

i try

i try

I twist

I turn

I try.

The key wont fit.

The lock doesn't match

The windows are sealed

I'm trapped.

I'm trapped inside this cycle, this routine, this escape room.

With nowhere to run, i sigh

I stamp on the urge to scream.

'That's a detention. Pay attention!'

great.

Another half an hour in this 

Escape room.

"6 more hours in this hell hole"

i manage through tears as she asks whats wrong

"6 more minutes in this hell hole"

i manage after a blink

Why does time go so fast

But feel so slow

while im trapped

in this

Escape room