Drifting slowly Dreaming silently Dark and empty Nuzzled in nothingness Only to be violently pulled back by a feeling so real Burning Pulsing My eyes snap open Panic skips my heart Scared Terrified All at once Flying through time I feel my scars Oozing hot and painful Trickling and tickling Down my calf Into my shoe Choking on the lump of fear In my throat Reaching trembling fingers To feel But .... Revealing a clean hand Dry bumps Scar tissues From years ago Remain But they are still alive And they speak to me In memories that linger Testing Taunting Bickering Live nightmares Ghost blood Drips Gush And even though My fingers can't see My mind can feel Warm Cold Shivers Frighting Painful A clean hand Reveals no blood But still The sensation stays Hot invisible streaks Whisper on my skin My eyes deceive me How can I feel What I cannot see Eye lids close Head falls back Quiet Listening to the ghosts Because they are real Powerful More real than most things They remind me of things Feelings Desires Hatred Failed attempts So I give in And let the invasion Sink in Absorbing Painful Flashbacks Lost Taken away Traveling through chaotic time Dizzy Light headed Images of disaster It's dark in here In my head I'm lost In my head I'm trapped In my head Ghosts Please unhand me I've seen enough I've been through enough Let me move on I wish not to be reminded I like my blood inside my body Get out of my head Quit snaking through my veins I'm over that I'm done with it Shut up Shut up Shut up Leave me alone