Echoes of Loneliness

Empty walls staring back at me. Echoes howl where friends should be. Cold floor,

cold hands. No one to understand. Dogs bark at the ghosts in

my head. Reptiles slither where the warmth has fled. Filling the void,

filling the cracks. Lonely company on my back. Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh. Sharp claws on

a tattered couch . Scaly tail slapping down .

Brown eyes digging through my chest . Searching for what I've repressed .

The leash drags me out of my shell . Hissing whispers break

the spell. Dogs bark at the ghosts in my head . Reptiles slither where