Thanatophobia

Not the fear of dying
but the fear of disappearing.
Knowing the end exists,
yet unable to stop imagining what comes after.
A lingering image that won't fade,
a night with no escape.
Anxiety creeps in with every breath,
repeating nightmares, fading light.
And still
I don't want to disappear.
This is a record of a mind that became aware of its own end.