Scream
I can feel the darkness creep in.
The chatter in my mind is getting louder and stronger.
I steady myself as I know it’s coming for me.
That inner voice has awoken again,
like a starving beast, wailing for its fill.
It takes hold of my reality.
The rage flows into me like the poisonous venom from a serpent bite.
The pain takes hold.
like a bullet as it leaves it’s chamber.
my inner self twisting and warping
in the vortex of chaos.
I stare out into the world
The twinkle in my eye I once had, vanishes.
Replaced with numbness and a single tear sliding down my lifeless face.
I want to cry and let it all out.
Release the pain and hurt but I can’t.
It won’t allow me that merciful wish.
I am trapped.
In my mind I am screaming for something to take away this painful dread I feel.
It consumes me and becomes the only thing that lets me know I am still alive.
How much longer can I keep fighting this invisible invader.
It’s taking away everything I am.
My dreams, my love, my purpose.
But when the darkness fades away, and it will.
I still have hope, that one day
I will be released from its grasp
and allow my soul that peaceful silence It longs for.
Copyright © Jonathan Horton | Year Posted 2024
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