With A Whisper

The scream of a gale harnessed
Compressed
Until all that remained was a whisper
An echo of what had been
A foreshadowing of what was to come
A kernel in my ear
Warning me
But I didn't hear
Until it was too late
Then I remembered
But there was no way out
A swirling vortex of blinding white panic
Crushing me
Making me bleed drop after drop of terror
Until I was gasping
Screaming with no voice
Surrendering
To fear
With a whisper