Besieged

Assailed night and day by
Shadows.
No substance, no weight,
The absence of light.
They cannot be touched,
But they push the limits
Of my strength.
Flash after flash,
Thunder booming
In sync with my blood
Rushing no place fast.
I lie awake,
Motionless,
Not breathing,
Waiting for rescue,
But no one comes.
I flinch from touches
In my mind,
Stuck on auto repeat
Trying to push
STOP
On broken controls.
Everything is in slow motion,
And I wait,
An unwilling audience,
For the track to change,
But it never does.