Reality
Updated: Dec 31, 2020

Tempestuous and piercing
thoughts stab into your focus,
Penetrating
And leaving you dazed.
Racing thoughts echo in hollow channels,
Each challenging the others
To see who can
crash
first.
Close your mind.
Gather your sanity.
Block the searing pain
that threatens to take control.
Like a candle
Bringing light from the shadows,
Tranquility welcomes you.
A hush falls over your ears,
Calming the beasts
that reside in your head.
The flame swells into a haven
of security and warmth.
Soothing,
Nurturing
Your used, weary, and shattered mind.
Briefly.
The monsters soon awaken,
Their roars and screams
Reverberating,
Slashing and burning the remnants
scattered from their previous demolition.
Dull, persistent pounding
tormenting once again.
Your candle shudders,
flickers twice,
then snuffs out.
All that’s left is
the lingering soft whisper
of the serenity that
once saved you.
Come back to reality.