Sacrificial Lamb

Streaks of pallid moonlight wash over blood-stained burnt umber leaf blight. Glistening stainless steel remains within wilting noir roses and blistered blades of grass. Sickening hands shake my repose, heart racing, sure to collapse, feeling faint. A revolting nausea elevates, trying to find restraint, as madness deregulates. A heart separated from a lifeless corpse— death awaits. Flashbacks play like static reports, too hard to get a clear picture. Splashes of splattered red fill spaces in between scriptures. Screaming echoes spill, dirty visions getting clearer, as the sacrificial lamb becomes the predator, evaporating fear. Fighting for the blade, fingers clammy, spinning out of control. How could you bring me to this? Steel cuts against palms, foretold— splatters of crimson spray, don't resist, covering fear-filled eyes. One last-ditch effort: grab the hilt and arise. On this deadening night, collect. You became Samhain’s sacrifice, a feast for the demonic nether, sanctified.