Phantom Haze

The clock's hands

Carve wounds in the night

Bleeding seconds

That blur out of sight

The silence screams

A deafening roar

My thoughts escape

But they come back for more

Shadows rise and twist like chains

Binding whispers that fuel my pain

I reach for sleep, but it slips away

A restless war at the edge of day

I'm adrift in a sea of shattered dreams

Fueling the blaze with gasoline streams

The stars are ashes, their glow erased

Drowning the calm I've long embraced

I lay in bed, my body like lead

Still as the grave, but chaos in my head

The moon's light cuts

Through the gloom

Casting shadows that fill the room

The weight of time drips slow, like tears

Each breath a shard of forgotten fears

I close my eyes, but the dark reveals

A fragile peace that never heals

I'm adrift in a sea of shattered dreams

Fueling the blaze with gasoline streams

The stars are ashes, their glow erased

Drowning the calm I've long embraced

Each passing thought ignites a flame

A spark of dread I cannot tame

The walls close in, the silence thrives

Feeding the storm that keeps me alive

The night's a mirror, it shows my cracks

Each reflection a memory that attacks

I reach for hope, but it falls like rain

A fleeting drop that leaves a stain

I'm adrift in a sea of shattered dreams

Fueling the blaze with gasoline streams

The stars are ashes, their glow erased

Drowning the calm I've long embraced

Time dissolves in a phantom haze

Moments lost in a fiery maze

The air grows heavy

My thoughts collide

A labyrinth built where I can't hide

Let the night carve its mark on me

A canvas painted in agony

The darkness whispers

Truths unspoken

A fragile soul, forever broken

I'm adrift in a sea of shattered dreams

Fueling the blaze with gasoline streams

The stars are ashes, their glow erased

Drowning the calm I've long embraced

And as the dawn

Cuts through the black

I feel the weight of the night push back

The sun ascends, but I'm still confined

A captive of storms within my mind