Stillness heavy, a room serene, A simple act, a qualm unseen, Whispers soft, then tempests rise, Intrusive thoughts, wild and unwise

The world contracts, emotions surge, A painful link, a gripping urge, Tight chest, invisible chains, Stories untold, tethering pains

Threats ascend, storms unfurl, Mind an ocean, emotions swirl, Downward pulled, by chaos strong, Lost in turmoil, right feels wrong

A fracture deep, a split within, Minds collide, tumult begins, One voice bellows, dark and bleak, Another atop, the peaks it seeks

A third perspective, calm and wise, Observes, analyzes, no disguise, Reality questioned, time it bides, Hidden traces, truth locked inside

Like a leaf in gales, torn and thrown, Thoughts a hurricane, chaos prone, In this storm's eye, seeking to hide, Will it cease, why does it preside?

Turns out, a simple oversight: I simply forgot to eat tonight, A pop-tart then, to mend the fray, Chaos calmed, until the next foray...