Falling

Floating, breathless, lifeless, weightless
But for the sinking pit in the stomach
Falling, desperate to cling to something
Brain signaling muscles refusing to respond
Falling, shivers, convulsions, hiccups
Jarring the mind free of thought or function
Falling, mind machine whirring once again
Signals, cling to something, anything, grasping nothing
Falling, tightfisted, slipping through, empty-handed
Darkness blurring with shadows moving but lifeless
Falling, clawing, plucking, grasping at nothing, breathless,
Lifeless, weightless, emotionless, flailing, gyrating,
Falling on and on, down and down, into oblivion