Waves

It comes in bursts

One moment, no trace

But in a split second

The floodgates open

The waves come in

Overwhelming

There is no escape

Its strength, its power

Unmatched

The current rises

From your belly

Past your heart

Over your head

Suffocating

Your hands shake

Your voice trembles

You walk unseeing

Move unhearing

The world ceases to exist

You don’t exist

It takes over your life

Then it leaves

And you can breathe again

Thank God for ice cream. It helps.