I write to ease my pain and release my fears

I write to erase memories that become nightmares

Sometimes I believe her voice is all I hear

A screaming young girl begging to be free

Free from what?

The dead bodies that lay on the streets

Is it safe for her to open her eyes and see?

Even if it isn’t the pen and ink blinds me

I write to get away

I write to escape

When the pen touches the paper it feels like I jumped on a plane

Inside the lines I vacay

Feet in the sand

Sun in the sky

The pen and ink blinds my real eyes

I write to ease my pain and release my fears

I write to erase memories that become nightmares