Paranoia

-For T. Stewart-

Don't leave me.
Fears, irrational thoughts,
paranoia
converge.
I try to rationalize
one at time
only to find
several
more
pushing their way
viciously to the front of my cranium.
High-speed motorway crashes.
Unfasted roller-coaster harnesses.
Unseen falling objects.
Wet hands near sockets.
I hear the begging cries
of the what if's
and the screams of
terror.
Watching friends and family
being slaughtered.
Knifes push though layers of skin.
Plane crashes.
Violent house-destroying fires
started by leaving the switch on...
did I leave the switch on?
Slipping on rocks
falling off cliffs
still falling.
Don't leave me with
myself.