The Sickness Binding

I have gazed more often Upon other worlds And distant suns Than my own heart A leaf A feather Lightness And tether A leaf A feather Lightness And tether Sweat And vomit thrown Behind a bin I'm losing everything To a viral sickness that pounced, Panther-like Transforming life to dream And dream to life Flesh into goosebumps That clings clammily to the skin I ride this nausea we call life To its ultimate destination They'll blame you for failing They'll blame you for ailing They'll blame you for failing They'll blame you for failing I bound you with this tether Bound you now, for now and ever Bound you from seeking harm Bound you now about your arm