that knocking at the door

you think it’s gone,

but suddenly it appears again

to remind you

to accuse you

to tell you lies you want to believe

you thought it was over

it was buried

pulled out of a cave

and hung

but there it is

again

staring you down

you should fight back

or resist

but part of you embraces it

part of you repeats it’s mantra

after all, perhaps it is true

why did it come out again

maybe it’s that trigger again

if only those words, that action, that absence was not there

so why did it come out again

to knock at your door?

to call out to you again?

why did it come out?

because it is there

still

now what do i do?