Chase and Withdraw

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Chase and Withdraw

His pale bloated arm
Dangling from the shaft
Withdrew the cover
Sealing himself inside the walls

I can hear the fucker stumbling around
As I aim and take fire
He pleads with me to please stop
But I won’t until he’s gone

His pearl teeth and black gums
Seep foul whispers into the dark
Prying my bloodshot eyes open
As I lie still in bed

He wails out that all he wanted was a friend
As I nail the bastard and reload
To make sure he’s dead
All I wanted was a good night’s rest

[dukealien]

Certainly getting all the pictures here, but failing (my failure!) to put the story together.  Sleeping pills?  Other medications, licit or il-?

Only one line with actual confusion - in l.6 I wanted it to say *give* fire rather than "take."  An obscure reference from the days of matchlocks and flintlocks.

Well done, expressing the mood.