AUTHORS NOTE: A young woman who suffers from alcoholic-neuropathy. Every touch is a struggle. Every day is new trial & errors.

Even thoughts seem like they are pulsating to the beats along.

Night Screams

I whisper during the day,

I follow your path,

I creep around your steps,

GO AHEAD TRY AGAIN.

AGAIN, WHAT YOU ASK?

Taking a step.

ONLY RESPONSIVENESS OF IMMOBILITY, PARALYSIS.

silently stretch my toes towards the wall.

NOOO. NOPE, MORE SENSITIZED

silently scream in the middle of the night.

Force my feet ever so slightly upon the floor just to plunge all my weight in the hopes to stop. Stop the PAINN!

Pain…. close enough?

                                                                        Marlena Wilke