Eyelids stapled open
Gaze fixed in one position
Sight adjusting to the darkness
Tears stinging my retinas
Galloping heartbeat
Tingling arteries
Stuttering blood flow
Evaporating red cells
Shrinking jugular
Tightening throat
Groaning vocal cords
Encasing breath
Taut muscles
Sedentary torso
Egregious sweat
Granite limbs
All this because of a slightly open closet door
