My Darkness

It swallows me whole.

I feel it pull me under.

My feet of lead

I fight to break the surface

Gulping for air

Reaching

Down I go again

It fills my lungs with sticky tar

My body heavy

It covers my ears

Silence screaming

Filling my mouth

Pushing in on me

My heart pounding

My fight slows

Each movement harder than the last

I reach

Nothing

No hands to grasp

No strength to lift

Farther down I go

The darkness now matching pressure

I let go

Give in

It slows the pain

Try to draw breath

Choking on the muck

Close my eyes

Heartbeat slows

It swallows me whole