Parasites, These

Parasites, these unremembered memories unbidden guests made themselves at home within my breast And suckled in silence ‘til lifeblood waned vitality drained only traces remain of who I was Now I have become an ungracious host shadowy ghost in a hollow shell with nothing to feed these guests’ great need Odd sensation of wriggling I feel them digging their way out of my skin as alarmed I view their fight for survival breaking through Parasites, these obtrusive memories no longer silent swollen full of violent past imagery painful to see (NOTE: This is NOT a new write- I actually wrote this in 2015, but I thought it might give someone else an idea for the "Remembering What You Want To Forget" Poetry Contest)...