Deep Barrage
spinning cosmic brick
my tumbling gut
hefty sticky panic
stakes started heaping early
they continue collecting
a few notches ago
my bare feet touched
a very wet stone
I slipped and met river mud
serpent bit me
dread and tangle
these sleepless nights
heartbeat stomping my ears
clock like an army
I’m sweaty stress
nervous would be
putting it lightly
I hide even though
I know I’m only
making things worse
they corner me
I claw like a survivor
adamantine armor and
a sharp sword
glint swing slice
defiant veteran standing