Poem2024-07-25T09:32:52+00:00

CREEPING IN

By: Adriene Rae Bell

IT CREEPS INSIDE OF ME AND GROWS LIKE A POISONOUS CANCER.
IT OVERWHELMS AND CONFUSES ME.
I'VE NEVER FELT THIS WAY BEFORE.
LIKE A STRANGE DISEASE IT TAKES OVER MY BODY.
I BECOME ITS SLAVE, DOING AS IT BIDS.
IT LEAVES ME FEELING EMPTY, YET, SOMEHOW FULFILLED.
IT'S A COMFORT, BUT YET, IT'S PAIN I FEEL BECAUSE OF IT.
IT DRAINS MY MIND, BODY, AND SOUL.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT AND PROBABLY NEVER WILL.
I THINK I'M IN LOVE.