These demons are hiding deep down inside me

as I lay alone in the dark…

with whispers as friends

they speak soft in my ear

making sure no one else is near

they know when to haunt me

they know what to say

making sure I can’t run away

my mind is a maze I get lost on each turn

running and running until I return

return to the start I thought I moved so far

but standing where I began… seeing each scar

the scars that decorate my body from past painters of pain

I thought the storm would pass

and that I could finally see past the rain

but I was wrong on so many levels

and now they’re still here whispering lies

I know they are lying!

but each word that is spoken makes me feel like I’m dying

the voices I hear can not be ignored

the words they say is only being stored

stored in my mind where I can’t seem to reach

eating at my sanity, I can feel it slipping away

but at least I know that I’m strong enough to stay

staying hurts like the flames of hell

cast under these demons’ spell

I fight them every night an day

but my price is matched and sadly I must pay

if I am to stay bound to the earth

and the toll is high

reaching past the very sky

touching the stars…

and this is my toll…

paying with my sanity

staying a broken young soul ..

~Angi