Screams

Every night, it’s hard to sleep when I can’t close my eyes, The voices in my head scream. They want to be noticed, and it just hurts more and more, It’s a nightmare, not a dream. You wonder why I stay awake every night, The screams won’t give me a break. I just want to be left alone for once, to be alone, For everyone’s sake. The voices of the past continue to yell at me, No matter where I go. I can’t escape them, they’ll continue to follow, And no one will know. They laugh and shout at me when I do something, And I get no peace when they do. It’s not me when I do something rash, These things always start anew. I walk around with the weight of these voices on my shoulders, It seems I’ll never be free from them. I feel like a mouse in a cat’s paws, hanging around just waiting, It’s me they condemn.