Photo by Sandra Reddish

Night Terror

tears
held back
kept
from flowing

pain
anguish
fear

why
why me
why

salty liquid
hangs on to
jet black lashes
unsure what to do

body trembles
uncontrollably
shudder
restraint

why
why me
why

a memory falls
in each drop
but it does not
disappear

agony
torment
despair

why
why me
why

silent suffering
endured
where is the light
at the end of the tunnel