I stand so close to what I fear,
I hear it burn, I hear it sneer.
I feel the echoes burrow deep,
I see them tear me, make me weak.
I know my limits, should I care,
If im tossed into nowhere.

I stand so close to what was mine,
That no longer do I feel the time.
The efforts made, the moments pass,
Till once again I feel its grasp.
It slows my heart, it bends my knees,
Its blurring now, I cannot see.

I want to cry, I want to scream,
But what I fear is holding me.
Its eyes are cold, its face deep red,
Reminding me of cruel things ive said.
It twists my stomach, tugs my hair,
I tell it to stop, it so unfair.

Im tired now, I cannot keep,
This beast so tightly on its leash.
So I pull its hair, remove its teeth,
and tell it sharply that it must leave.
The lights turn on, the creatures fled,
I sit afraid of whats in my head.