what
triggers shake you
wake
you from a dream.
what
do you fear
in
the darkest part of the night.
what
knocks your balance
from
underneath your feet.
what
takes the truth
and
rips it from your lips.
what
makes you reach for comfort
the
ever soothing numb.
what
sends you running
and
hiding from the light.
what
makes you curl yourself up
into
a ball in the middle of days.
what
keeps you in that room
with
the blinds all drawn.
what
is the root of the evil
that
you think defines your shape.
what
is the very essence
of
who you are.
what
do you tell yourself
so
that you fall asleep at night.
what
wakes you just as soon
as
you close your eyes.
what
has disconnected
you
from the world at hand.
what
has become the soundtrack
for
your days.
what
has you spinning in circles
and
falling to the floor.
what
has taken the very spirit
of
who you are.
what
is the battle you are waging
what
is the war you fight.
what
will you do to conquer
before
it takes your life.
Oh, this is a powerful and haunting write, Andrea. As always, your words cut through to the core of our essence.
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