You know
The feeling
When you miss a step
On the stairs
That first drop
On the rollercoaster
Hurtling down
Down
Down
When you wake up
Suddenly
With the startling feeling
Of falling
When you hear something
Learn something
Something
Unexpected
Heart wrenching
Nauseating
Confusing
Frightening
When something happens
Without warning
Something big
Life changing
Pulling the rug out
From beneath your feet
Toppling your vision
Of reality
Time seems to slow
The world halts
Breaths are held
Hearts stop
Trains of thought
Dissipate
Wisps
Ghosts
Vanished
Trailing off
Into the sky
Smoke
It's a gunshot
Loud
Violent
Shattering
And the ringing
Goes on for days
Sometimes
You can ignore it
It becomes
The new silence
Sometimes
It's unbearably loud
It pounds
Thundering
From all sides
A war of noise
Unstoppable
Teeth clenching
Eyes squeezing shut
Tears falling to the ground
Fists tightening
And then
It's silent
You know
The feeling
When you miss a step
On the stairs
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Twisted Dreams
PoetryA collection of short stories, poems, and half-written ramblings. ~•°•°-----------------------------------《☆》 dream \ ˈdrēm \ 1 : a series of thoughts, visions, or feelings that happen during sleep ~•°•°-----------------------------------《☆》 night·m...
