SIDE EFFECTS

I don't remember much,
head in a fog, a gnawed
tongue left blood splatters
on the bedroom wall,
I was half naked
with strangers in my room,
I remember asking who
they were and they said
they were there for me,
confused...
I looked to the woman I love
for answers and she
had the saddest eyes,
words made no impact,
only physical motions
seemed to make sense,
I stepped inside an
ambulance, whisked away
from the comfort I held dear,
to a place that would find
the answers to the questions
I would ask.