Pain ripping through me,
Turmoil in my insides.
Catastrophic shudders,
As regret sings to me like a lullaby.
Methodic taunts –
Chanting in my head.
All the memories return
Ones I thought were all dead.
Reminders of what I did,
What I said.
What I know now,
Won't make it hurt any less.
This is my punishment,
The only remaining proof
Of the truth.
It will clutch on to me forever,
The last cruel laugh,
And I will be stuck with it forever,
Unable to escape the ghosts of my past.