An Abyss Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Slowly emerging as if from a dream of long ago,
wakefully transmitting it today.

Pictures forming, waving, haunting memories,
causing a restlessness inside.

Not able to touch or reason with it, forming a
barrier inside, keeping me from speaking with
anyone.

Regretfully saddened by the abyss which has
formed because of it.

Standing tall, stepping forward, claiming itself,
calling itself a fear of others.