The Impossible Part

I still wake up at night in a cold sweat.

Most nights, in fact.

I never know what will set it off.  Could be a something I saw during the day.  Could be a sound.  Most often, however, it's a smell.

I may not even know that I smelled it.  Something that was too faint to register during the day can overtake my sleep and it's like I'm right back there..., in those places and doing those horrible jobs.

It's like 30 years since I got my last call and I can be right back there in an instant.

Seems the "impossible" part is leaving the job behind.