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Phantoms of Past

The phantoms of her past continue
To haunt her and wreck her life fully.
She tries hard to expel the spooks of her
Mind but they mangle her again and again.

She cowers in terror of the ghastly images
That run across the canvas of her psyche.
She often experiences hallucinations,
And tries in vain to grab her fleeting thoughts.

She fails to live in her present as
Her brain is preoccupied by the demons
Which like heavy blizzards in winter,
Continue to wreak havoc on the turf of her soul.

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