turn on the shower to the hottest it can go
undress, peel off the first reminder of your nightmare
watch as the steam fills the room
step in under the water
the scorch doesn’t sting anymore.
sit and ponder, over think everything you know
cover your hands in soap and scrub every inch of your skin
try and scrub the devil’s touch off your skin
turn off the shower, look down and your fire red skin, the water felt cold.

brush your teeth for what seems like an eternity
you’ll never get lucifer’s taste out of your mouth or the devil’s kiss off your lips
spit, watch the blood drain down the skin, you scrubbed too hard, but didn’t feel a thing.

sleep
try to escape the demons in your dreams
surprise, they’re in your dreams.
they are your dreams, you don’t dream darling you live and breathe in a walking nightmare constantly.