Memories

Memories,

Bringing back the weight, the feelings, the sensations.

Darkness,

Bringing back the fear, the insomnia, the paranoia.

Rooms,

Filled with images, memories, shadows.

Places,

Remembered, feared, avoided.

Characters,

Hated, overlooked, discriminated.

Touch,

Avoided, missed, feared.

Smiles,

Seen with suspicion, paranoia, read into.

Now I see what I have become,

What I will never be,

What I can never release.