Entomophobia and Tactile Hallucinations

insects everywhere

A spider.

One the size of my nail,

making its way

across my arm.

I slap it dead

the tingling of my own slap

along with the remnants

or the spider.

My mind tells me,

there are many more to come,

after the death

of that spider.

As if the spider’s comrades

have come for vengeance,

the light prickling of a couple more

spiders

scurry across my neck

arms

legs

There’s nothing there

where is this feeling coming from?

There’s nothing there

yet more spiders come

or should I say,

insects.

There’s so many things crawling,

spiders

ants

cockroaches

beetles

the kind of insects I hate

especially

spiders.

but

there’s nothing there,

just

skin

yet I feel as if a swarm

decided to make my body

it’s home

but

There’s nothing there.

I hate this feeling

I hate it I hate it I hate it

this feeling

so many insects

I’m scared

I’m sweating

I’m gasping

I’m absolutely

terrified

my entomophobia

and tactile

hallucinations

Author's Note

how does it feel when read