I stare into the placid pool
Engulfing me in it's eternal shroud
Ebony tendrils wrap around me
I'm pulled into the desolate cloud
I tear at binds of utter black
Disturbing me as I fall down
Transparent souls grasp at my mind
Dragging me to where I'll drown
I feel the unseen fire burn
Scorching flesh; charring, curls back
Silent screams attack my loss
Taking away from the sanity I lack
I am the dying, deadened now
Declining embers give in to smoke
Painful claws attack life's thread
Their razor edge, and I am broke