A Dark Night On The Borderline

One bad night

It's just me and my empty head
The tv glaring back like an angry parent
Way too bright and way too much at once
I shut it off and breathe a sigh of relief
Finally some peace,
Laying down eyes closed,
The slamming of the door startles me
Bolting up, thoughts overtaking my head
Checking the door but it's still locked
Freaked out I go and lay down
I turn back on the tv trying to calm my head
Hyperventilating and shaking
Paranoid beyond all belief
When I hear my mother calling me
From another time in another room
"Come down, you're gonna be late"
"It's ok, hunny come here"
Crying, curled in a ball as her voice slips
Farther and farther back to where it came
What is wrong with me? Is this real?
The shadows seem to come to the light
Standing around me, taunting me
Screaming and rocking
What is happening to me?
What does this all mean?
Huddled in a corner
Till the sun peeks through the curtains
Sending the people back to the darkness
And bringing me back to reality