Fog

A drifting phantom A fallen cloud Gnarled fingers against the ground Strangled figures of every streetlamp in this godforsaken town I hear it creaking. I hear it lurk Beyond the doorway I've boarded up With projects dropped and friendships lost All heavy, dark and faded Watch me stumble through the vastness As I leave it all behind Running blindly to what waits, devouring To stand alone, ready to fight Ready or not here I come A festering future a wilted past A callous hand upon my chest Scraping sneakers against the grit while Heartless specters push me back I see it rising. I feel its weight A shadow forms from the opaque With ragged claws and stomach broad All cruel, starved, betraying Watch me stumble through the vastness Watch me stumble through the vastness Watch me leave it all behind Running blindly to what waits, to crush everything We're all so lonely But maybe I'm ready Watch me stumble through the vastness As I leave it all behind Running blindly to what waits, devouring To stand alone, ready to fight Ready or not here I come