Under the skin
These feelings crawl
Thoughts laid bare
At your feet they sprawl

Endless emotions
Intricately dance
As the demons make
Their sullen advance

They tear down your facade
Of truth and denial
Drag you forth
Put your conscience on trial

There's no escape
When you glimpse your true blackened soul
It can consume you
And swallow you whole
So let down the walls
And lose control

Give all that you are
Not what others perceive
Cause you are so much more
Than you could ever conceive

Stop wasting your life
On lies and deceit
Or your life's lessons
You are sure to repeat.

Sometimes I wonder
If you dream of me
In your mind
You and I you see
Conversations
That make our heads spin
Romantic trysts
That leave us with a
Constant grin
These dreams
I wish you had of me
Would be so much better
If they were reality.

The stillness in the night
When you fight that sleepless fight
Will drive you insane
From dusk till early mornings light

The demons dwelling in your head
Are all screaming to be fed
Fears and insecurities on repeat
Nothing will be left unsaid

On and on it goes
Till every raw nerve you expose
And you're begging on your knees
For your mind to just close

But insomnia's a *****
It'll make you cry
And every muscle in your body twitch

Till you can't keep still
And yourself you want to ****

For just a moment of peace
And some sleep
Your minds only release.

Do you want die
Cease to exist
From this life be taken
As you slice your wrist

You haven't thought this through
If you had you would know
That to yourself
You aren't being true
This life you hate
You can once again renew

Just open your eyes
And look past the darker skies
To the brighter blue
Where the things you want
Are sure to come true
And the light you seek
Can finally shine through
Then these dark thoughts
Will be gone
As if you never knew
There is hope for everyone...
Even you.

This is a battle this is a war
You made me your *****, your ******* *****

Manipulated, controlled, exploited misused
Your displays of love left me feeling confused

Crawling in your filth laid bare on the floor
You begged for my loyalty and harrassed me to adore

Spinning in circles your puppet of love
My background of misfortune
Made your abuse fit like a glove

Self doubt and insecurities were wearing me out
I was your follower, to your religion devout
Drowning in your sick attention
Cause self love i was without

Down on my knees you'd push and you'd shove
I knew it was abuse but you said it showed love
I lapped up the attention gazing up at you above

What was i thinking, i guess i'll never know
All i know is my minds been dealt a savage blow
No bruises from violence but your mental abuse still shows
Cause on me your sick love you chose to bestow

When i write poetry i am stripping for you
Exposing my inner self
And laying it bare for all to see
Sharing my innermost thoughts and feelings
So i am fragile and naked before you
So you can gaze upon my words and understand
How i see the world and who i am deep inside
This act is a sharing of my soul
An open unashamed expression
Of trust between me and you
And i offer it to you with no expectations.