"The Eye of the Storm" by Katie Hohman

       

It starts slow,

quietly creeping up on you

you hardly notice

drip drip drip

 

Suddenly,

you’re different

not just you

but everything

nothing seems worth it

pit pat pit pat

 

Then abruptly it’s there

the whirlwind hits you

it crashes in from every angle

submerging you

drowning you

leaving you lifeless

no mercy, just feelings

you can’t control

whish

bang

CRASH

BOOM

you call for help

no one notices

realizes

cares.

 

And then it’s gone.

poof

it disappears

it’s vanished

you’re saved from yourself

but the scars are still there.

And there they’ll remain

hidden

drip drip drip