Within

 

Aaaaaarrrrrrrgggghhhhh

That’s how it feels deep within.

inside, below my itching skin.

It's yelling to escape.

I need to recharge,

my battery drained.

 

I must go

but the doors are just entrances

no exit signs show.

Stares, icy glares

from mirrors that line

the stairs that just lead me

deeper into this lair.

I despair, I can taste the anxiety

sitting still,

stagnant

in the air.

 

I need to get out

I'm clawing

cleaving

at my own face,

at my own skin.

As if excavating my flesh

will get me away

from these buried grave-like feelings

 

Up feels like down,

left is right but wrong,

signs lead to steep slides.

I can't hold back the sound,

the hateful song,

like fearful tides.

 

The clock face laughs,

cracks splinter the windowpane,

like fresh tire tracks 

over crisp green field

The pain inside snaps

and I'm down. 

Flat,

vulnarable

exposed on my back.

 

Then it dawns.

There is no cause for alarm,

these people are not enemies,

they don't cause me harm.

they offer hands to help,

they speak calm.

So, I breath.

In and out.

Taking in comfort

and blowing away 

the fear and doubt.

 

 

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