Toxins

In my mind where they exist See the trees amidst the forest Speckled dust tossed at risk Somewhat salted my recompense Every time I eat or drink Ephemeral ghosts when they appear Crooked hand out of nowhere Throws the dust in nourishment Training me to then accept Every time I eat or drink Never dare to leave alone Liquid, cup or glass Upon a brief vacation home Add to the reduvid morass Every time I eat or drink Through the doors they come Although they are locked Breaching an electric alarm They turn the power off Every time I eat or drink Hiding in a closet Or underneath the bed Gaunt skeletons or midgets Run while I am being fed Every time I eat or drink At a restaurant they come While fixed and entranced Leering sardonic heads peep up Before I give the menu back Every time I eat or drink After we have left the house They enter from next store Neighbors aid and then abet Powders potions and more Every time I eat or drink In the early morning while sleep still pervades There comes another injection From a ghost invisible to persuade To combat fear, force or infection Early when I awaken Hopefully someday it will end Without a gasp or scream Admitted to a sepulcher In an everlasting dream When I eat or drink or sleep