11:14 pm
a familiar friend
came to greet me
he welcomed me into his hollow touch
and blanketed me in his arms
only in my solace does he find me
and pluck me from my frigid corner
he points me toward
the glowing exit sign
of a dark hall
the fluorescence tempts my irises
the sign says "push"
his arms say "pull"
as they cradle my lifeless shell
a familiar friend he is not
but a sworn enemy
death, you coward
it's not my time
