Demons

Demons haunt, and shadows hide
Fear lies hidden beneath these eyes
Just one look will let you in
Unless I hide what lies within

I live in a world of fear and pain.
I try to defy them, but sadly in vain.
You come along and I let you in
Laying out all that I’ve tried to hide.

I know what will happen if I let you in.
The fears inside me begin to erupt.
I try to stop it, but the blow’s too abrupt.
I freeze yet want a new life to begin.

I need the emotions within me to slow.
Before the weight of them bends me too low.
How much more of this can I take
Before it all causes me to break?
I have yet to learn to fly on my own.
So dependent on others that I’ve never grown.