Time slows down as pain strikes one
Nothing new on two
Three drags to four
Can I take any more?
Five ... I long to thrive
Not just survive
This half life
Six strikes seven
As eight reflects the weight of "I'm fine"
Now the clock strikes nine
Ticking ever slower
Seconds feel like minutes
Minutes become hours
...Ten
..... Eleven
...........Twelve
My hope of release is shelved
As pain prepares again to strike one