Spiral

smudged windows

cause the light to shift

and static scrapes

 inside my ears

there is pressure in my brain tonight

something trying to push its way out

it causes my heart to race slightly

letting the discomfort spread

from the center of me

out through my limbs

there is agitation, irritation

I am wholly unsettled

images and words are pounding

in echoes through my head

shame, regret, give it a name

though it matters not what you call it

the stinging, slow burn

exists like a haunted sprite

I almost feel like a demon today

a goblin, something dark

I can’t shake the sinking feeling

that I have done something wrong

this roller coaster pattern

that has defined my emotion for months

is slowly dragging me up again

the to point where it lets me drop