POST TRAUMATIC STRESS(is not a disorder. It’s a natural response.) Memory has a clawNot its own,A fear filled hookOf the past,Crawling nearer,Fully equipped to clenchThe exposed heart,Shoving its nails into andSpreadingGriefThroughThe chambers,Annihilating whatJoyIs sheltered there. G. M. GoodwinMay 13, 2013