Just so you know 
and understand
Edgar Allan Poe is my muse and has been since I was 10.

Poetry and PTSD – Intro

By

Miss Kat J Phillips

The poem below will give you a good introduction to me and my mind. The struggle of everyday life and how I choose to deal. Many times I have no control so I choose to just drift with the tide and let the PTSD symptoms pass. It’s all about perspective!

Decision to Make

Remain locked in the in-between

Draw on the chaos

And the words flow to the paper

          The glorious sight

A thrill that runs my spine

          And excited my mind

That I am able to manifest

          The hideous and the creepy

…so magnificent and heart wrenching the words

Or do I let the Healer set me free

          Let the chaos no longer dwell

Not let it harbor and fester

          Will I remember what the chaos was like

Will I remember the pain and be able to capture its spell

So continues the battle

          To be free

Free of the nightmares

Of the demons

Of the scars

Or to remain

          And use the beasts

To create the works of art

          That stirs others

                   …bring their adoration

Even the most dark

And evil of my pourings

Out onto the pages

          Brings an extreme of emotions

To the other beings around me

I will miss the emotions I have wrought

          Off the soul of the other

That was moved by my words

By my writing

By my demons

By my chaos

Photo & Poem ©2014 Kat J Phillips