What Did I Do?
lost in a kingdom
with no high walls
of protection
no buildings (exist here)
no people
just (my)
WORDS
ears oblivious to
unimportant
sounds
eyes unfocused
mind visualising
nebulous forms
FEELINGS
the words flickering
like the destination board
at the railway station
the page waiting
in anticipation
wondering
where this train of thought
is going
~
attention disturbed!
CONCENTRATE
~
what is that noise? (crying)
why are my (reflex) memories
making me feel anxious?
~
too late!
~
the taste of pain
warm, metallic
curl up
make myself small
INVISIBLE
endure
do nothing to sustain
the berserker’s fit
~
QUIET
don’t move
be patient
wait
STILL
~
unfurl
breathe
tidy the room
clean the damage (memory)
bury the pain
hide from this world
back to the kingdom
of words
as
the destination board reads
BLAME
Copyright © Nigel Fawcett | Year Posted 2008
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