There's a monster inhabiting my home
Where he came from, I don't know
Just a few weeks ago
He appeared
I heard him grumbling in the basement
While I lie awake in my bed
Above him, listening for him to stop
I wonder if he'll go as mysteriously as he came
I wonder if he's lived with me all along.
I almost want to go back to the days of old
When I didn't know
A monster slept down wind of me
I'm afraid of that crooked building
Dear Circumstance, don't make me go back there
It's hard enough existing away from that house
The monster is desperate for his opinion
To be right
He will either swallow that home whole
Or humble himself
I pray humility breaks apart his feelings of territory
Ownership of land and body
Lest that creature dissipates,
I am afraid of my home
Dec 4, 2016
Dec 4, 2016 at 4:48 PM UTC
There's a monster inhabiting my home
Where he came from, I don't know
Just a few weeks ago
He appeared
I heard him grumbling in the basement
While I lie awake in my bed
Above him, listening for him to stop
I wonder if he'll go as mysteriously as he came
I wonder if he's lived with me all along.
I almost want to go back to the days of old
When I didn't know
A monster slept down wind of me
I'm afraid of that crooked building
Dear Circumstance, don't make me go back there
It's hard enough existing away from that house
The monster is desperate for his opinion
To be right
He will either swallow that home whole
Or humble himself
I pray humility breaks apart his feelings of territory
Ownership of land and body
Lest that creature dissipates,
I am afraid of my home
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