Overwhelmed by assault
Attack or neglect
Terror and hearbreak
Self crushed and shattered

Words don't explain it
Nor reason contains it
Anger and threat
Are sharp claws in my soul

Life-body constricted
No armor sufficient
No corner is safe
No lock feels secure

Can't face or escape
This roaring oppressor
The tiger invades deep
It's screamin' in my soul

The fight and the running
Exhaust every effort
Which turn to decide on
Is always in vain

Yet, now is a moment
My body remebers
A brief state of safety
Unhooks my true soul

Christine Hamilton

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/claws-in-the-soul-chained-to-the-past/