Possession

It is as though a
malevolent spirit has
entered and taken random
possession of our thoughts
and our emotions, as
though we are helpless
and cannot rescue ourselves
from its jealous, manipulating
clutches, forcing us to
dwell upon this pain that
will not leave us.  The
phantom presence of the
loved one manifests the
depth of the wound not
amenable yet to the
salving effects of
distance between the
quick and the dead.