Need Rises Up – Jennifer Diaz

Need Rises Up
from a bottomless well
of longing,
a whining so insistent

NO

amount of willpower
can force
it silent. They say the

WAY

to be strong
when confronted with
the “voices” is

TO SHUTTER

my ears
fight the darkness, reach
for the light, but

THE WINDOWS

are draped
with memories
of madness.

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