some creatures are crawling under my skin
i don't know how they look but i can feel them
i can hear them too
they are in my ears and brain and all over my insides
they keep shrieking
they keep scratching
then my fingers become numb and then my toes.
they make me paralysed
but they are cruel they don't numb my mind
they want me to feel them to hear them
my insides are bleeding
i can smell blood all over me
but they are smart
i don't look wounded
they don't leave marks
the doctor says that the soft cushions between my vertebrate have degenerated
he doesn't know that they kick at my spine
eat away what they can find
they are not visible in his x-rays and scans
i can't hold onto things now
flowerpots glasses my phone
i can't grip them for long
the creatures they dance in my hands making me shiver and shake
the doctor says breathe deeply
he can't see them settled in my lungs
blocking my sinuses
they are in my veins
they are on a mission they hiss
they are pushing all my organs against each other
they want me numb and lifeless
but noone should find out about them
so they push at my cheeks from inside
and stretch my lips
now i am smiling......