smothered

Silent water streaming down
into the darkness of the trees
where I want to scream
rend my throat in a burst of tears
feel my legs to make them run.

I lie naked on the fallen leaves
my struggling heart is slowly torn away
my numb body can hardly crawl
my stretched arms embrace mere nothingness.

An impious forest of death
the sole witness to my nightmare
the mighty slayer of sleepwalkers
whispering loudly through the night
forbids me the dawn of a new day.