Sleep escapes me
Yet I lie in a cozy bed
The trees sway under a glistening night sky
Peaceful and serene
Yet I am frightened by the darkness, the shadows
And most of all the Monster.
It resides in my closet
And awaits its time to haunt me.
As I grow older, the monster begins to creep
Under my bed, its slithery fingers climbing the mattress
I am okay until
It follows me to school the next day.
Glancing back often, my friends giggle.
Do they not see it? Or do they know how to fight it?
Months pass and it gets intense
A fiery beast enters my being
Consumes me, saps me of my strength
It takes over every last of strength I own
The monster becomes my shadow
Everywhere I go
It is there
Waiting to snatch me
In it’s sharp claws
I am no longer living the life of my dreams
The monster is living it for me.
That is until I began the road of recovery
The monster slowly faded
Into the nights dark sky
Till this day it still petrifies me
But it is no longer my shadow
It is tucked away in my closet.