Burdened By Demons

Darkness all around me,
Isolated in the black,
A monster in the shadows,
Eyes staring at my back.

A chill runs down my spine,
Fear encompasses me whole,
Possession takes me over,
And I fight for my soul.

Then I wake up screaming,
At all the shadows staring,
Begging for forgiveness,
But they stare on uncaring.

My shirt is stained with sweat,
As I tremble in my bed,
Dreaming of being murdered,
My thoughts are being shred.

My demons haunt the past,
The future and the present,
Ghosts screaming in my mind,
With words I never meant.

I'm losing my control,
My sanity is slipping,
The shadows are closing in,
And the darkness is dripping.

Laughter from the shadows,
As the demons watch me cry,
I beg them for my freedom,
But they'd rather have me die.

Maybe on the other side,
I'll get to rest in peace,
Maybe if I really die,
The voices will all cease.

That I'll grant them gladly,
As I take hold of the gun,
Place the barrel to my head,
And end all of their fun.

Trigger finger shaking,
My fear stops me from shooting,
I realise what I'm doing,
My thoughts are polluting.

I can't escape my demons,
They'll follow me to the grave,
There is nothing I can do,
There is nothing more they crave.

I lay back down in bed,
And return to the dreams,
Give myself to the darkness,
And surrender to the screams.