There is this thing inside of me
It throws insults around
Thinking I would catch them
But instead I drop them

It laughs at me
Especially when I do something stupid
It never lets anything slide

This thing inside of me
It never leaves my side
Not even when I get down on my knees
And I beg till my cheeks are shining red

I want it to go
I want it to leave me and never turn back
But something inside is keeping it here
Because at times
When the day is at the darkest of hours
And everyone seems to be asleep
This thing decides to make an appearance
And it almost seems like this thing
Wipes away my tears
And it picks me up when my body fails

This thing inside of me may laugh
It may insult
It may never leave
But the idea about it is that
It never leaves
Even when everyone has turned their backs

This thing may have never mentioned its name
But to me
This thing is my enemy and my friend
This thing is...
Me