Thursday Challenge: Occupation -

"Her Presence, Like an Occupation"
digital collage by Mick Mather
Excerpt from The Inventor's Diary: "Just Can't Shake It"

"...not knowing how it happened is little comfort. I suffer at every turn. Sleep is fitful at best. Daydreams are poorly focused and fruitless. You've invaded my mind and soul, your very presence, now, as unwelcome as an invader occupying anothers territory. The worst of it is my total willingness, once upon a time, to cede my own freedom in a misguided effort to peacefully coexist. Shattered am I now, lost and without hope..."