Malak Elhadad Poet Free verse

Haunted

                                           I walked into the same room
                                    and  became someone I thought I left
                                     The chaos that destroyed my peace
                                    Is now the radio silence I’ve dreamed of
                                     The walls that heard me cry at night
                                    Hear nothing but laughing sounds now
                                     The hurt that I felt deeply in my body
                                    Is just a bad memory that triggers me
                                    The loneliness covered by the noise
                                    Became louder than the huge thunder
                                   The comfort that promised to always be there
                                       Is nowhere to be seen in sight 
                                      Things are better now… so why 
                                   Why do I still feel like I’m back there?

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Team Poetrysoup July 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM Malak, you captured that mix of healing and haunting feeling, like peace is there but the mind’s got a replay button on the past. Really hit home for us.