How do I quiet
a restless spirit-
a silent voice
that writhes
like a dark, oily
serpent
in the deepest recesses
of my tired,
weary
heart?
I feel the weight
of an avalanche-
the waves that crash
in the ocean that traps me
beneath.
Wailing,
screaming,
fighting,
crying-
only to struggle
against invisible,
intangible walls
that bind me-
A Me shaped hole in
the earth
where I am supposed to be
there now is
Nothing
but black,
black space-
And Fear.