The shadows on the walls lurk about through the night.
I try to control my fear, and not let them get to me.
I try my hardest to not let them in but their voices break through.

The fear and pain I feel gets to me and I can't take it no longer.
I go to my dresser and dig through it trying to find the one thing
to fight the shadows back.
I pull out a blade and cut through each one.

Blood drips on the floor and I forget about the pain for now.
From each battle with the shadows I have scars that mark my body.
These scars won't fade away now because they've gone right to my soul.

I'll hide these scars from the world. No one shall know how I truly feel.