The floorboard creaks, one step after another Damp from the morning fog, her skin glistens In the pale light through the window These years of repetition, wearing thin Despair leaks from the lining of the walls above Bringing an infinite numbness My arms at my chest, positioning my fingers Falling into eternal rest Impaled by misery’s stake, at her hand I’ve been here for days The air thickens As the sky falls, blending into the dirt Breathing fades She peels the skin from my body To me, this torture is painless