Pandemonium Monologue

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Pandemonium has been unleashed into the world. It appears a fathomless pandemic has broken out, danger potentially reigning the world. One in two born on 28th June 1989 around the world have unknown rare genetic defects that challenges our subjective perception of homosapiens. Lanyon Cooperation is having apocalyptic visions of the human race that this unprecedented phenomenon has brought about. We have overcome wars, famine and many political debates, but this year is a turning point in history, as we are all expected to witness the beginning of a global catastrophe.
“A pandemic is a lot like a forest fire: If caught early it might be extinguished with limited damage; if allowed to smolder undetected it can grow to an inferno that spreads …show more content…

The scattered pile of prescribed anti-depressant pills under me and the damp pillow from last night’s tears that obtrusively accompany me in this unfamiliar bed has now become my morning alarm. The pungent bitter aftertaste of the pills constantly resides on the tip of my tongue. A pulsating headache complemented with the gunshot echoes would always be the derisive reminder of that night’s events – the unpremeditated events I was not aware of that took place. I would shut my eyes and that night’s stench of blood and snapshots of irate, sporadic lights would play behind my eyelids like a pre-recorded video. Regrettably, I’ve killed the woman I used to be. Now, it towers over me with the power it possesses. However, its power is only ephemeral – a mere four hours from 8pm to midnight every night that would each time change my life. Every night while the rain pelted and thunder lashed out in fury, I would wait. Wait for the sharp, grating tick of the clock’s hand to reach VIII. Being the unpleasant inner turmoil, it perpetually threatens my state of mind. There are no grey areas, no nuances, no redeeming features to these dark adversities I face. I am inconceivably powerless. We are two distinct entities that each asserts dominance, and each battle for control. You may ask, for what exactly? To be one. One

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