The sounds in my head
Zig and zag
Herringbone
Making me mad

The sounds in my head
Twist and turn
Paisley
Making me mad

They eat me
The sounds in my head
Houndstooth
Making me mad

The stripes hem me in
The sounds in my head
Trapped by a thread
Making me mad

You send me to the house on the hill
Hoping
The sounds in my head
Clothed in flannel
Stop making me mad

© 2013 Sarah Levin

The Big Windows Review 5 (Fall 2013)