The Monster in the Dark

The sweat drips off my face.
I’ve tried to look away.
It gets worse with every passing day.
It’s impossible to find a safe place.
The unrelenting chasing.
Getting cold as it breathes down my neck.
What am I facing?
Complicating my brain, my intellect.
Sharp claws ripping my flesh.
Eating it raw, then it finds a place to rest.
Impossible to hide.
From the monster lurking in the night.
Is it possible to actually be alive?
How can I when I’m dying on the inside.
For now death is finally revived.
Resurrected from the nightmares in my mind.
Now it’s swallowing my eyes.
My bones get stuck in its teeth as they grind.
Evil inside, this is how it feels.
I’m not lying, I know that this is real.
Everything’s gone! Now what’s happening to me?
I was wrong! It was just a dream.