A tattoo in my brain
A slideshow in my mind
A million images of this place long before
We kept our doors locked all the time
Your stony stature facing forward
Frozen in that emotionless state
Until the occasion would rise when you met my eyes
As I’d cringe watching you grow irate
Gone now, but how it lingers
Like your voice hangs in the air
Your incensed breath behind me
Screaming to get out of your chair
Each corner another nightmare
Day or night, I see it still
My childhood replaying constantly
A monster I can’t kill
I hear you scratching at my window
I see your fist fly through my door
I feel your fingers on my neck
Stealing the life from me once more
These visions do not fade with time
I live my life, sleeping awake
A movie I am forced to watch
A dream I cannot escape
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