Am I traumatized or is that just a bad place?

The dreams started back up again
and I'm grinding my front teeth
chipping away at my future
one stressor at a time.

It must be me, mustn't it
for I am the only variable
that hasn't be sufficiently tested;
control this to be okay.

What about another way
of seeing who is going on
and what the fuck is down
in order to place it accurately.

For I see this the way it might be
as a metaphor for nothing
and as a real live 
thing to avoid.