LEOPARD PRINT

I have an itch
but it does not motivate me
it keeps me company
through sleepless nights
a sensation of sensitivity
some chemical glitch

like leopard print in the light
I am marked by a beast
that will not release
it hold on me

the living to suffer in silence
the dead speak beyond the grave
my internal violence
forces my soul to be brave

I am sleep depraved
no matter how loud a voice
for me there is no choice
but to deal with this thing
I feel.