The tears are well hidden behind my eyes,
a smile is forever stained on my face.
But something hides in the dark of my heart.
I wish there was a way to run away,
but you cannot run from something
that already has you in its bloodied claws.
It knows all my secrets.
It knows the unsafe memories
that I try to forget.
It has its claws in the flesh of my heart
and rips it to shreds from the inside out.
When I close my eyes,
I can feel it lurking inside my head.
When I breathe, it breathes.
When I sleep, it lies awake,
stalking the shadows of my dreams.
