this inferno spreads through my body
it shouts the cries of peril
unsynchronised gestures
red eye monster
consciousness fade little by little
wait, where am I?
I need to leave
drums beating down my head
my wheels are far away
I am a tree swaying in the wind
the smell of leather and dry ice
taste of bile in my mouth
spit, cough, waterfall
slam my feet on the pedal
need to leave this dungeon
why is it so foggy today?
my lashes are damp
the lights are blaring
lost in this darkness
I am suffocating within myself
my head is damped
the wheel is red
press on, press on but
they stop me from the front
blue uniforms drag me out
I wasn’t the only one in red
my hands are tied with silver chains
a white blanket covers her
the redness never ceased to flow
like my endless chugs
it’s a start of something new
where did I go wrong?
– Parveen Maghera
