Darkness Instilled

Ominous scenarios cast toward haste,
Wrenching my innards, leaves a bitter taste.
Breath in my lungs short and thin,
Envisioning the dark before it could begin.
 
Repeat of scripture played out incessantly,
Heart a flutter and sweaty palms indefinitely.
Reason eroding, clarity a haze,
Battles in secrecy bewilder my days.
 
A thousand voices echo all but one,
Casualty to my own anxiety’s song.
Doused in cesspools and betwixt by fear,
Evident consumed by stress and career.