Lingering Shadows
Your shadow
Haunts me,
My breath grows shallow
As I fall to my knees.
You tear me down
To build me up blindly.
My triggers deafen me,
(Why can’t you hear me?)
Trauma quiets me,
(Throat closed up, can’t breathe.)
Wrap me in your intimacies.
Memories pour through the seams,
Seeping into my soul,
Leaching the life out of me.
Shadows stealing everything I know,
Leaving me alone and feeling cold.
The thought of you
Ignites my deepest fears.
I looked into your soul,
And I knew.
In that moment your rage
Was all that I could hear.
Darkness consumed me,
Your shadow saw my suffering
And refused to set me free,
Memories left hungering.
Please,
Just leave me be.
Copyright © Nikki Pruitt | Year Posted 2022
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