I scream, but my voice is silenced by the memory
I fall apart and my only serenity is sleep…
That is, when the senses calm enough to let me.
I’m hoping to awaken from this nightmare
Yet I am more awake than I’ve ever been, just praying for sleep
And begging for forgiveness and relief
From the memory that I wish was a nightmare
Some day when it is not so fresh
I will sleep; I will regain the tears to cry
And the voice to scream-
But for now, they are gone
And have taken with them my hope, my happiness, my future.
