dawn

dawn light

I open the curtains

 to startle the nightmare ©

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 ©