Pain

Agonizing twinges

Rocket up the spinal shaft

Paralyzing cerebral rhythms

Jacking up the kinetic path

Breath stops, heart flip-flops

Eyes close, cold sweat drops

Down furrowed brow lines

Hitting lips like liquid fire

Motor movements freeze

As lightning surges higher

Breath stops, heart flip-flops

Eyes close, body rocks

Pinched nerves send shock waves

Rolling through the core

Limp limbs give way

Crashing to the floor

Breath stops, heart flip-flops

Eyes close, vision lost

Gasps of air taken in

Tissues hug the ground

Clenched teeth barring me

From emitting any sound

Breath steadies, heartbeat evens

Eyes glaze, pain weakens

Puppet strings pull me up

From a puddle on the floor

Vertebrae lock in place

As pain slips out the door

~kfu