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Brain Storm

A sudden frightening change swept through my mind the moment I saw you sunny mood turned overcast unpleasant, foul gust from the past surge of heat in atmosphere squall of shame, confusion, fear disturbing equilibrium wishing I had never come Dark clouds building in my brain bursting, blowing heavy rain of thoughts, emotion, memory flooding, flowing out to sea then violent waves come rushing back as all inside my mind goes black tossed within this tempest swell I've lost all time and cannot tell a moment from an hour- or day insanity on full display As hurricane roars through my head with terrifying endless dread I clench the driftwood of my faith and pray that I will come out safe eventually, the storm dies out and I am able to look about and see the world unscathed by storm that wrecked my brain, twisted, transformed and left me shaken, scarred and scared to know you never even cared

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Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 10/6/2018 10:21:00 PM

Impacting ink! Woah. A helluva write Rhona! I love it and everything written below. A winner of a poem on its own. xomo

Rhona Mcferran
Date: 10/6/2018 11:05:00 PM

Thank you so very much- your comment made my day! ;)

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 10/5/2018 4:03:00 AM

This poem reminds me of a hypervigilent child, who has survived. The children I see the most often can understand this pain, and some day they will be able to read this poem and think "I am not alone" so please keep writing, my friend. Your emotions are begging to be let out.

Rhona Mcferran
Date: 10/5/2018 1:01:00 PM

Thank you for the encouragement! ;) It sometimes startles me how easily pieces like this are to write... as if I have a reserve of pain somewhere that just floods out on the right prompt! What you said about others connecting with this type of writing (& feeling comforted) is the main reason I keep on writing.

Rhona Mcferran

Date: 10/4/2018 10:15:00 PM

I started to write something for the "Brainstorm" contest, but the rules said 'free form only' and this begged to be rhymed! ;P (Oh well, I like it anyway...)

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 10/5/2018 4:01:00 AM

I have done this so many times, I cannot count them.