When I cannot move and cannot scream
The demon in my head breaks free
It terrorises me like a cat with a mouse
As it gets closer with every lifeless breath
I scream but my voice seizes to exist
I cry but my tears dry up
I run but my legs have no feeling
I close my eyes but they are pinned open wide
the demon climbs my wall and dangles from my ceiling
It talks to me in a deep, menacing tone
It laughs at me and calls me names
Tells me I’m worthless, makes me feel pain
I shake and scream but to no avail
I shake and scream but to no gain
The torment lasts a short while but feels an eternity
As the echoing voice fades away so do my fears, my numbness, my seizures
I wake up in a pool of sweat and yet am frozen to the bone
The demon inside of me has found his way home