Haunting Spirits of the Soul

I sit here, staring out to the beautiful crystal clear waters of the ocean, with nothing but white sand and palm trees surrounding me.

I close my eyes, inhale the clean crisp air.

I feel the warmth, hugging every inch of my body, and I hear the sound of the gentle wind around me.

As the waves crash close by, I can taste the salt water upon my moistened lips.

I feel very serene and uplifted by these senses.

All of a sudden, out of nowhere, a huge dark cloud engulfs each crevice around me.

I no longer see the peaceful beauty that calms me so.

The darkness quickly takes over, suffocating me.

I feel so scared, so alone, so hopeless.

I fight with every ounce of energy I can summon.

I am losing this fight so fast though.

How this war came so suddenly just baffles me.

I lose myself so deeply that I cannot stand anymore.

I fall to my knees and weep, begging for this to end, for me to be swept up into another dimension.

The soothing world I once knew of is now gone, and all I now feel is hate and anger.

I don’t like these new feelings I now endure.

The rage in my heart is taking over and I just want to destroy anything and everything around me, but there is nothing but darkness.

I pull myself together in a ball of confusion and fear for what seems like days.

Just as fast as the darkness came, the darkness finally dispersed.

I feel free, calm, and less anxious.

The beauty of the world was there once more.

The crystal clear ocean water, white sand, palm trees, calming wind, waves crashing.

I am so confused by the how everything changed so quickly.

I closed my eyes, embraced the pleasant feelings once more, hoping to never experience that darkness again.

The haunting spirits of those otherworldly…or is it just all me?