Tag: PTSD
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Edge
Spinning in circles like a merry go round. Buried under the piles of thoughts, trying to claw myself out. There are days I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder, no where to hide. I tiptoe over this dark cloud, that hovers over my eyes, to grasp a glance of light. I can…
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Drowning
Every step you take your feet move like molasses. Everything just seems out of reach. You see no end to what seems like a never ending loop. You fight yourself to sleep contemplating if it is even worth waking up to a new day. As the sun rises again you catch your breath, telling yourself…
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Drive
Drops of midst trickling down your window, the chilling wind across your face. With every breath inhaled you exhale a misty cloud. Your nose a soft red and chills running through out your body. Sitting there as your car warms up, your mind wanders. The tires finally hit the dark wet road. The stress of…
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Imperfect
To sit under the stars while they hug you so tightly. To be looked into your eyes as if no one else existed. To be told that no one is as beautiful as you are. That you are exactly what they were looking for. That no one can ever steal their heart like you did.…
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Imprisoned
As the sun rises, sitting at the dining room table, your home filled with silence. The silence of everyone still sleeping. Your children dreaming of the days to come, of their utmost desires. You take that first sip of coffee, the first one that always warms up your body. Reminiscing of every word you said…
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Storm
A lighting of pain across your chest, trying to regulate your breath. Dilated pupils and sweaty palms. Every second you feel your body withering down. Fog rolling in, mind shutting down. Searching for a focal point, hoping to gain control again. Quieting the voice in your head telling you, you are in danger. Panting, repeating…
Mentally Unraveled 