What Eyes Cannot See
The thoughts washing over me
Confused with reality
Gripping on to my mind
They never let go
The things done to me
That eyes cannot see
Will never escape my head
Forever scarred by the abuse
The physical and the mental
Causing flashbacks to those moments
When the abuse was at its peak
Losing the ability to anchor
Being uncontrollably swept away
By memories I want burned out forever
Those unspeakable experiences
The fear that if I say them out loud
Than they will become real again
And use me in the same way that they did before
A never-ending worry that puts a filter on the world
And makes every person someone to fear
Feeling like prey under their eyes
The innate instinct to run
Overpowering all other senses
That if they were to happen again
My mind and body would not survive
But would be shattered
And the pieces trampled through
Until they become unrecognizable
Every touch causing a flinch
An uncomfortable sensation
Having to remind yourself that you are not in danger
Becomes an impossible feat to accomplish
What lurks in the dark doesn’t haunt me
But what goes out into the light of day
If only I could become a venomous creature
That could keep itself safe from the predators that are all around
Then maybe I would not be so broken
But until that happens
All I can do is hide
What eyes cannot see
Copyright © Harmony Lane | Year Posted 2023
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