Fear

Limbs, Bodies, Men

Hearts, Promises, Families

Monuments, Records

Broken.

Shattered.

Splintered and Snapped.

The eternal substratum

Humanity's definition

The reason for living,

To rise up and remain

whole.

Strong.

Complete and Exhaustive.

Flirt with the taunting earth

Its cold clutches grasp fruitlessly

The line thins, blood pumps

Heart hammers, drowns out the sound

Seconds, Minutes, Hours

As meaningless as their names

No bonds, no chains

Freedom's only opposition

You.

Connection

It sits before me, gleaming

It mocks, taunts, laughs

Waiting, enjoying my pain

I reach for it, draw back

Explosive pain engulfs my chest

Searing and slicing, a hot blade

Its coolness adds insult

As it watches.

Sweat slicks my body

Its still sits,

Reflects me, my opposite

Unfeeling, Unafraid

An image flashes in my mind

Time is short.

I grasp it now

The pain is unimaginable

Enveloping, crippling

I push forward though

Push its buttons

I place it against my head

It whispers poison in my ear

I endure it all

Because I know,

You are on the other line