Chamber of Breath

(hah... hah...) {distantly layered tense

breathing, quiet dry low throat humming,

eerie spatial tension}

(shhh...

s-s-silence... run...) {dry stuttering whispers,

deep pitch-dropped vocal fry

layers, rhythmic gasping call-and-response} (ah...

t-t-turn... back...) {highly chaotic multi-layered panicky whispers,

dense nervous gasps, sudden drop in vocal register} (h-h-hear them...)

{exhausted

deep breathing,

single

isolated whisper fading to dry mechanical clicks,

complete dynamic restraint} (shhh...) {single final dry exhale,

fading into dead silence}