Six Beats

Where heartbeats reach throbbing rapid pace

Hastily anxious forwarding dangers ahead

Scares heaped, deep inwardly incurring fears

First beat, fast intoxicating moments, hurting

Second beat, fractions from the first, shaking

Third beat, alarm bell's ringing, telling, exhausting

Fourth beat, nearing, splitting pains, near bursting

Fifth beat, sinking feeling, dizziness, collapsing

Sixth beat, last, falling, eyes now closing

Death's nell, shocking last heartbeat, hell's ending