An Angel is Born

Crack!

Confusion.

Crack!

Confusion gives way to terror.
Terror that locks you. That makes you want to curl and wish the world away.

Crack!

My buddy kneels. He's looking at me. No pain. No anger. Just suprise.

Crack!

The spark lights. The ragr consumes me.

Crack!

It burns everything away. It burns and burns till there is nothing left in me but a void.

Crack!

From the void comes the cold. Cold fury. Cold like you couldn't imagine.

Crack! Crack!

Just when I think I can take no more....I hear my wings open. I hear them open and I start reaping.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

My lance reaches out in the night and I take. And I take. And I take.

Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!

I take till there is nothing left.

Author's Note

Had a bad PTSD moment and followed a good friends advise and wrote what I was feeling.

Reviews

[Alexa Apothic Red]

This is haunting and it definitely depicts a power that takes over and it’s almost as if a duality exists within self, and perhaps a Jekyl/Hyde conflict that arises and even as self is morphing as a reaction to triggers, one can still observe lucidly what the other powerful persona is doing through the body of the host. PTSD is harrowing and hollowing.. what a sacrifice for whatever cause brought you it, and if it was due to public or military service, thank you sincerely for your service and your obvious sacrifice. I’m sure you never feel the same as before. Thanks for being brave enough to write about it and share.

[Rayne212]

It's amazing that you are able to perceive so deeply. Thank you for the feed back and kind words.

[Alexa Apothic Red]

You're so welcome. I work at the VA and have family with PTSD. I am very familiar with its effects. I hope that you find solace in writing about your experiences and releasing what's within. You may feel that people will never understand, but there are people who do and who care about you, and I am among them.

[Rayne212]

Thank you for what you do

[Alexa Apothic Red]

It's a privilege and honor.

[Ranger Kessel]

This is a very powerful read. I appreciate the courage to share. I enjoyed it.

[Rayne212]

Thank you!

[redhors]

you already know what i feel about this piece. so glad you shared it :)