Closing In

Written for a Contest - simon and garfunkel prompt "the sound of silence".

Sweet walls of darkness closing in
it's time to close my eyes again
A race that I once saw as daunting
A finish line no longer haunting
amidst the voices I hear silence
A death devoid of pain and violence
A life long lived, about to rest
faint memories are all that's left
each minute passing as an hour
I feel my body losing power
Sweet walls of darkness closing in
it's time to close my eyes again.