a haunting

pain
angst
fear 
the haunted

running forward
tears streaming
tired of looking back

breathing 
escaping
sinking
the haunted

told them all to listen
begged and pleaded with reason
words of remorse
pained to bring back the memories

speaking 
screaming
vocalizing
the haunted

selling out to a version of their truth
believing if i close my mind it will go away
living as if it never happened

lying
trying
forgetting
the haunted

until it breaks
the cycle begins anew
another life caught in the flood

failure 
double standards
missing
the haunted

truth. chaos. lies. broken spirits. no will to break free. triumphs small. travesty's consuming. afraid to fail. never good enough. falling victim once again. 

ending unseen
desperate to hope
looking for a miracle
i am the haunted