At night I scream
tossing and turning
I run away from memories of you
the ones that hound me
break my skin open
until I am nothing
but the blood left behind,
soaked up in the bed

In the daylight I slay you,
with my words, with my anger
all of my hatred
fused together
into one steely blade

I fight you,
and fight you
and fight you
until you're gone
I've killed every last breath
word, punch
you've ever thrown my way

But in the night,
you linger
awaiting my departure into sleep
alone into a shadowy abyss
and that's when you'll remerge
that's when I'm no longer safe

You are so weak, in my waking mind
alert, agile, unafraid
but in my state of dreaming you are, alive and well
and in my nightmares is where you wait