held hostage by the terrors
in my head, i make my way
through another day
like i’m tiptoeing through
a mine field, never knowing
just what to expect next,
under constant scrutiny
and the ever present threat
of a psychological assault
that could come out of
nowhere in the blink
of an eye, computer linked
directly into the control
center of a nefarious terrorist
organization, poster child
for government torture
at its worst