Crying without shedding a tear.
Dying..ever trapped in this fear.
Hurt, so deeply rooted.
Sanity..poll uted.
Blistering pain,

Spirals and Melodies

An ever twirling spiral
A continual melody that never seems to stop
The sour undertone that fights my

Darkness, darkness, of the Night

Together still, as always with fright!

Your numbness cold lay near my side

As the serpent

"Combat Stress".

Johnnie was a soldier POW In World War 11,

Never used to say much when asked what did he do.

Did not

More than four decades passed
Since he left that place
But the memories are
Still etched on his face.

The nightmares still