"Fractured Reality" by Eric von Bayer Lonliness washed over me fingers of ice water choking me screaming silently my breath gone my throat full of bile blood beat strong behind my eyes the word "alone" rang in my ears the thought eclipsing everything sorrow welled and cascaded from my eyes coughing bitterness thick like phlegm what source did this come? how had hapiness spun out of my grasp so suddenly? No reason could be spoken to the screaming man barred behind a door of iron banished to the darkened corners no matter to him his eyes sewn shut blood flowing from his ears his world and mine so far apart today as one not split as twain the vile thoughts and images sprang cold fire upon the tongue and mind all was pain and hurt till numbness overtook the echoed overtones shattered by numbness holding no power fell dead and silent and peace in tranquil sadness held a temporary armistice alas, but held...