it fills the space around me.
clings like a web draped over me.

those people.
no, those....
creatures.

they eat their way into my brain
leaving a trail
of fecal energy wherever they crawl.

I brush away feces and silken threads
then scrub
the filth
left behind to purify my soul.

I percolate
myself back into clean air
where I can breathe
again
at last.