Unseen

Pounding, banging,

a cacophony of the unwanted.

Every look, every gesture,

welcomes in a new wave of

doubt,

fear,

paranoia.

Every sight, every perception,

adds to the clanging,

the throbbing

of an internal hailstorm.

Brought without cause,

manifested by thought,

ingrained by habit,

the eyes dart,

the heart quickens,

the breath halts,

All masked with a smile and a nod.