Zeroed.

The dark wave rolls slowly over me,
Plummeting me way and far too deep.
My eyes shut tight, I see mosaic
But the wave

I did not expect that!

There was one to the left, one to the right,
there I was caught in a horrible fight.
Pushing and

Flashes of the future come:

Scourging whips and lashing tongues.

Betrayal from a cherished friend,

where will all the heartache

Weary and downtrodden,
feeling powerless,
beaten by the odds,
overcome with stress.

Boiling point reached a couple of stressors ago

Seems as though you're in a self-induced prison

Nowhere to turn to, nowhere