Surrender

The clock shrieks, a banshee's cry,

The air thickens, the world goes dry.

Whispers crawl beneath my skin,

A deranged voice, a twisted grin.

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Shadows stretch with soulless eyes,

The mirror cracks, revealing lies.

I scream, but none can hear my plea,

My mind teeters, set to flee.

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The ground gives way, the void calls near,

I reach for light, but it disappears.

Silence swallows, the darkness calls,

"Surrender now, and lose it all."