Flames engulfed my blurred vision as my sobbing, curled up figure choked and convulsed. Oxygen depleted from my lungs as the smoke quickly drew in to replace it. The blazing inferno roared in my ears -- over my piercing screams -- demanding that it be heard. I could feel the intensifying heat, but I was numb to the imminent burns; I was numb to everything. The sky began to blacken, as did my perception. I embraced the gradual darkness with open arms; it replaced the anguish with soothing nothingness.
I awoke to barrenness and smoky tendrils idly floating away into the sky above. Everything within sight was charred and blackened. I only had a vague recollection of the destruction that occurred the night before, as if a fragment of my lucid mind was ripped away and forever captured in a state of asphyxia -- lost for eternity. …show more content…
The heftiness of my unbeknownst burden begged for me to recall the previous events and more of my past; and I refused; the past always conjured an instability beyond my competence to handle. The memories tried to drive their way through their barrier as I continued to fight against them, the resulting pressure constantly increasing into an excruciating, unbearable pain. I broke into tears as the mental struggle ensued, attempting to keep the unsettling thoughts at bay. My nails tore into my skin and blood ran from my bruising knuckles, my face paled and I released a shriek begging for this continuous torment to
I awoke to barrenness and smoky tendrils idly floating away into the sky above. Everything within sight was charred and blackened. I only had a vague recollection of the destruction that occurred the night before, as if a fragment of my lucid mind was ripped away and forever captured in a state of asphyxia -- lost for eternity. …show more content…
The heftiness of my unbeknownst burden begged for me to recall the previous events and more of my past; and I refused; the past always conjured an instability beyond my competence to handle. The memories tried to drive their way through their barrier as I continued to fight against them, the resulting pressure constantly increasing into an excruciating, unbearable pain. I broke into tears as the mental struggle ensued, attempting to keep the unsettling thoughts at bay. My nails tore into my skin and blood ran from my bruising knuckles, my face paled and I released a shriek begging for this continuous torment to