“Mine Field”

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