Trauma as incurable case of lycanthropy. trauma as solitary spiral, whistling in wait. trauma as creaking altar of bones. trauma as the steady clinking of pitchforks in some far-flung hinterland, anywhere usa. trauma as mister midnight dressed in dazzling sun scraps. trauma as silent prayers screamed into a pillow. trauma as black mirror. trauma as the sky inverted. trauma as the devil's second favorite pasttime. trauma as cage camouflaged with winking dolls and tinkling bells. trauma as big bad wolf, sick in the head and knowing it, begging for help from you and me.