Their glow casts shadows And their shadows told tails of pain and isolation When just down the road came a shrill shriek A flurry of green light And they vanished but through my window Came a groan. A whisper... Calling me to return Holding my oar tightly I pulled myself deeper... Deeper into the heavy coat of mist and... Night fall came And the taunting glow of fireflies Was the only Apparent trace of life I could see Sunset and sunset again The murky murmur Of scurrying swamp things Gurgled and beckoned me. Dizziness, discomfort, and nausea The guilt was overwhelming The sense of isolation Began to set in The thought of finding a Bacteria eaten Water rotted corpse Brother are you here, hiding In the mist Hiding in fear Regurgitate Release Nightfall came And the haunting glow of fireflies Revealed A boiling pool of muck in the mist The insects drew closer The trees began to shriek I held my lantern out to see through the mist He bubbled up to the surface The cloud of insects grew Spewing forth mud and mangled by the swamp