Company

Awakening again to the question: is a heart attack happening? Hal feels the same now each morning. His eyes open, and he instantly senses doom, old danger, threat, pulse pounding, shivering with sweat, still yet breathless, thoughts racing to nowhere, anxiety can have this low, muted voice but no face, no choice but to listen hard every moment, no place to go within the echo, Hal is never alone even when alone. Always unwelcome company in his head, a breakfast of silent dread, with black coffee