Time gone wrong in front of me
The "second" hand reversing if not stationary
I'm traveling beyond a time machine
In a dimension not meant to be

Twists and turns in a labyrinth
Claustrophobia seems a mild thing
I thrash and scream
Yet all they do is engulf me

Waves of weariness wash over me
Tides of defeat closing in
Images of you suddenly flood my spirit
Swim on, it says to me

Lumbering on through an illusory path
A purpose I've found in an unimaginable plight
In the distance beyond the dark
A luminous stone breathes out light

Parched in darkness, thirsting for fire
I crave to be scorched and burned alive
Unmoving stone walls scorn and spit
As I sprint ahead with glue on my feet

And I reach it.
And I grab.
And I miss.
Alas, I realize it was all a dream.

Not the odious labyrinth
The dream is but the illusive light
My life morphs into that ghastly maze
I creep on resentfully towards my demise