DEMONS

I lie awake
I watch the stars
My thoughts they wander
But never far
For creatures lurk in murky depths
Of secrets that had best be kept
My skin, it crawls
When feelings rise
The fears I hold down deep inside
Never speak
Of wicked things
That haunt my soul, invade my dreams
For truth resides in darkness, deep
And from its shadows this truth may seep
Revealing where
And what horrors lie
That keep the terror welled up inside
I wish to set my demons free
Chastise them, to let me be
To feel again
And not to fear
To walk through life, hold someone dear
To know my worth
Feel my skin
Know the person deep within
To finally have my body be
Something that belongs to me.

C. S. C.