Haunted

No matter

How hard

I try

There are ghosts

Which I can

Never exorcised.

 

Forever

Tortured by these memories

Of mine.

 

Seeing them

Whenever

My eyes are closed

Whether awake

Or asleep.

 

Elevating my anxiety levels

From Defcon 3

To Defcon 1

As my body becomes

Super hypervigilance.

 

Can hear

My nerves scream

"Red alert"

And "battle stations"

In response.

 

Jumping

From the slightest touch

Any loud

Or sudden noise.

 

Like the cartoon cat

With its claws

In the ceiling.

 

Viscous rumour has it

My night's sleep

Has joined

The Whooping Crane

On the Endangered Species List.

 

Sheesh

So much for

An eight hour snooze.

Author's Note

Written March 26, 2014.

Reviews

[Tina Louise UK]

Oh I know these feelings well....sometimes wish there were an operation you could have to remove bad memories! xx

[therisa]

Especially, after having another flashback, yesterday.