Now and then I catch a glimpse
Of a shadow or piece of a thing
Alive but terrifying to reminisce.
Now and then I sense
The presence of some being
Closing in on my ears and neck.
Now and then I feel a tap
On my shoulder or my head from the back.
Surrounded by too many
Always checking
Always wondering
Who's there?
Where did you go?
But to an audience that doesn’t know
I'm alert, though in isolation
and completely alone.
For me, feeling paranoid and manic together feels like seeing glimpses and feeling the presence of creatures from a parallel world. I like to think a small invisible fairy visits me and flutters around my head annoyingly, making me **** my head around and see frightening things that disappear in a flash. Even in the calm comforting solitude of my own bedroom :D
