Ticket 2 Ride

The night possessed me

Later, it consumed the rest

The heat melted any defense

As the takeover progressed

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Battle stations, alarms sounding

The fever raged

No one left in charge

The brain, not engaged

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Reasoning now breached

Fantasy and reality blending

A frothy mix of chaos

Disaster now pending

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The mind creates safeguards

Friend or foe, servant or boss?

Approaching, last mile of sanity

A fail-safe line to never cross

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But, the body follows the order

Panic is now unchecked

Survival mode activated

Escape, press eject

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Crash, sprawled in a heap

Surprise and confusion

Ready, where’s the threat?

Just bruises and a contusion

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Safety, where is it?

Fear overrides perception

Covid brain fog rules

In this primal misconception