Pulsing in your chest
and beating in your breast-
Flooding through your veins
and freezing your muscles with invisible chains-
Shivers running down your spine
and twisting round your heart like a vine-
Raspy gasps come from your throat
and all over your skin goosebumps cover like a coat-
Tongue as dry and parched like desert sand
and lips shaking worse than an earthquake shakes the land-
Aching pain within your head
and pools of sweat upon your bed-
Eyes opened wide like the full moon
and ears ringing with a haunting tune-
Hands as cold as a block of ice or a frozen lake
and your body shakes so bad your bones might break-
Feet so numb they feeel like they aren't even there
and nerves on edge that the slightest touch gives you a scare-
Images in your mind play with your sanity
and you feel like you're on the edge of insanity-
Your face becomes white as chalk
and at your window terrors stalk-
Things that make you gasp
and sounds that cclutch your heart's clasp-
This is when you hide in fear
and when all your nightmares come near-