Haunting Memories.

Muffled screams
Only exist in my head.
Cries for help
Never leave my mouth.
Struggles to escape
Bring insufferable pains.
Scars form...
Never forgotten...
Sprinklers don't distract me
From dirty hands
That wander.
Eyes from passer-by's
That connect with mine
Show no sympathy.
'It's all over soon,"
I tell myself.
But in my head
It never will end.
The memories will haunt me
For years to come,
Repeating themselves
Over and over
In my head.
Their touches will burn me
Time after time.
Fear lingers within me,
While scars slowly
Fade.