Hear Me

i am surrounded by the night
dark and forboding, crushing me,
tempting me to run, to break away
Every whisper is a scream,
pounding in my brain
Every star is a pin point of pain
scattered across the sky,
shining reminders of the past.
Howls of wolves scream their rage,
sending shivers through my spine.
An overwhelming urge to scream cripples me.
i cry out into the night,
yet no one hears my screams.
My chest pounds, I break into a cold sweat,
I run like a madman, no direction,
no purpose except escape.
Hear me! Help me!
I stumble and fall,
down into darkness, down into the quiet,
down into sweet methodical madness.