I repeat it over and over again
like a mantra
meant to calm the heart
but to me its a warning
meant to guard mine
There is something in the air
and I'm afraid to open
my eyes and my lungs to it
afraid of the paralysis that will set in
Like quicksand
the more you struggle
the more you are bent
the more you struggle
the more you are drawn into it
Into a sodden sloppy Tartarus
Into your personal hell
So I repeat the mantra
Over and over again
Do not leave me completely
Do not take me completely
~Ridhwan.
