Overwhelmed by assault <br />Attack or neglect <br />Terror and hearbreak <br />Self crushed and shattered <br /> <br />Words don't explain it <br />Nor reason contains it <br />Anger and threat <br />Are sharp claws in my soul <br /> <br />Life-body constricted <br />No armor sufficient <br />No corner is safe <br />No lock feels secure <br /> <br />Can't face or escape <br />This roaring oppressor <br />The tiger invades deep <br />It's screamin' in my soul <br /> <br />The fight and the running <br />Exhaust every effort <br />Which turn to decide on <br />Is always in vain <br /> <br />Yet, now is a moment <br />My body remebers <br />A brief state of safety <br />Unhooks my true soul<br /><br />Christine Hamilton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/claws-in-the-soul-chained-to-the-past/
