I told you I was fine, Okay, and calm But the jungle was alive, too Loud, screeching and clawing At each other Hands like fists, nails Digging into my skin to bring myself Back to reality, it wasn't real They wouldn't hurt me Had no reason to, I was invisible They couldn't see me, only I could see them But I can't Convince myself of this Must stay alert, they could attack At any second, shrieking, ridiculing, pointing Everywhere At everyone At me. Eyes flashing, headache pounding Too loud Too bright, a battlefield in the centre of a war zone. Tongues like arrows Guns for hands, grenades exploding in my cheeks, shrapnel Splintering my Skin, my Heart, my Spirit.
Okay, and calm
But the jungle was alive, too
Loud, screeching and clawing
At each other
Hands like fists, nails
Digging into my skin to bring myself
Back to reality, it wasn't real
They wouldn't hurt me
Had no reason to, I was invisible
They couldn't see me, only I could see them
But I can't
Convince myself of this
Must stay alert, they could attack
At any second, shrieking, ridiculing, pointing
Everywhere
At everyone
At me. Eyes flashing, headache pounding
Too loud
Too bright, a battlefield in the centre of a war zone.
Tongues like arrows
Guns for hands, grenades exploding in my cheeks, shrapnel
Splintering my
Skin, my
Heart, my
Spirit.