A Beast Within

By JW Thompson


From out of the darkness
Into the light
Leaving a world of blindness
Finding my sight

The terrors that had griped me
Are finally released
Away I run
Away from the beast

So helpless I am
Frozen with fright
For the beast within me
Stalks the night

When I close my eyes
I shiver with fear
The room is quite empty
Yet I know that he is here

I can feel it dragging me
Toward a deep open hole
It has my body, but
It seeks my soul

Kicking and screaming
Oh, how I fight
With all of my being
And all of my might

I pray for morning
So, I can remain awake
The light is my ally
When my soul is at stake

The night is for terror
Both new and old
Terror from the past
Or the future unfold

I awaken in a sweat
Yet I am very cold
It all started as a child
You’ll out grow it I was told

Each day I think it has ended
And I fill myself with hope
Then every night I pray
That I will be able to cope

The beast wants me to do things
That is against my will
It wants me to hurt people
And even kill

Is the voice in my heart?
Or is it in my head?
He comes only in my sleep
And only in my bed