dawn light
I open the curtains
to startle the nightmare ©
Tag: panic
OCD
OCD
all the things
I can’t control ………….
©
nightfall
nightfall
I drift back in
to hospital ©
ten years
ten years since diagnosis…
still day turns to night
and night to day ©
first
first light
cheerful birdsong breaks
my nightmare ©
urgent
urgent call
the half eaten dinner
abandoned ©
whirlpool
As anxiety spirals
Threatening a whirlpool of panic
I scorn sanity’s archrivals
Fear won’t drive me manic ©
you
balancing
on life’s tightrope
your arms outstretched
stumbling
through life’s darkness
your hands hold steady
©
spark to fear
A simple phone call
Of confirmation
Spark to fear
Of what I’m facing ©
sleepless
sleepless
clock ticks away
the darkness ©
