Shadows of the past, pain revealed.

Voices threaten, my lips are sealed.

Robbing me of peace, creating turmoil;

a plant rooted in depleted soil.

Memories that refuse to fade,

An internal cell that I have made.

Creating a trap where they lie;

a storm within, darkening the sky.

Flashes of sound, lightning strikes.

Shattered images are ghostlike.

Fear’s cold grip is a binding chain.

Emotions shower like rain.

In darkness, a firework display

Sparks the words that I can’t say.

Time flows like a river,

Yet, my soul is threatened by the grim reaper.

A haunting replay of lost memories;

pain that pasts through centuries.

My heart struggles to be made new;

my eyes are desperate for a different view.

I am reminded that I survived.

A hold on to hope, a heart revived.

Ally