It latched itself unto my heart,
With a ferocious thud in my chest.
It tore my dreams and I apart,
And every hope it soon suppressed.
It swam its way up to my head,
Slithered and poked at every fold.
It whispered to my fears “go spread,
Don’t you rest till he’s controlled.”
It seeped its way into my blood,
Marring the red with specks of black.
It tore my barriers with a flood,
A cold pre-dawn, sustained attack.
It threw its shade over my face,
And clouded the light in my eyes.
It found a shelter in the place,
So despaired beneath my sighs.
It ripped itself into my soul
And built its home, it’s here to stay.
It laughs at my self-control,
And won’t stop till it has its way.
It became a part of who I am,
I am it and it is me.
Identify a painful sham,
Where “I” once was, there’s only “we”.