If you could see me
for who I really am
Do you think you would love me
Or turn round and run
Could you accept the monster
That is lying inside
Capable of anything
It sits and it hides
Waiting and watching
Scenting the air
Poised to attack
Any threat that is there

Are you willing to wash
All the blood from my hands
When I reign in the violence
I cannot hold down
Will it make you proud
That I can hurt
Another person
Regardless of worth
Could you listen to tears
That fall to the earth

My demons are caged
Though they only get stronger
Don’t know if I can hold them
For very much longer