I lie here, secure and warm in my own bed
But something lurks within this darkness and I swear to myself its not just in my head
At the age of five to my mother I said
That dark scary creatures watched me while I had slept
I'm 22 years old now and its not just the creatures
Its more often dark presences that lack any features
A fear all past darkness could never create
I sense them and feel them in a half-councious state
They whispered my name; just that thought makes me shake
Call it a dream, call it insanity
Its as real to me as my waking reality
Maybe its sleep paralysis. Maybe my screws are loose. Maybe its real.