Fourteen when it came for me
The seed
Through the wall
Shattering any lone idea of safety
Alone, it missed briefly
No harm no foul
I believed
Emotions and mentality unseen
Words get stuck in my throat,
I want to scream but don’t
I let go of a piercing sound
God, can you hear me now?
I fall in the living room
I feel the piercing
Searing wind- fire past my skin
I’m not safe in this world
I’m not safe here
On this planet
Inside or out
Dangers lurk seeking me
I can’t breathe
Purgatory at 14
Taking shallow breaths
Praying they don’t hear me
Breathe
Shaking engulfs me
Originally published at https://www.serendipsoul.com on May 26, 2022.
