Nightmare

Watching the lights as they grow near,
I steal myself preparing for the worst,
But i cannot quench this growing fear,
I'm not ready to face the demon haunting me,
a shiver runs down my spine as i wait,
i am engulfed in darkness,
your face is before me and i stare back in hate,
you shine bright against the pitch black,
I face my nightmare standing taller then i feel,
i have waited long to face you, oh nightmare,
It seems that you are the nightmare but i am the nightmare and you are real,
but i will show you how my fear is changing,
I am no coward, oh nightmare,
i may seem small i may seem vulnerable,
but you are mistaken i have many feelings i wish to share,
i am not five years old anymore,
fright seems to flicker across your face,
But you try to hide it and make me cower,
You try to move in and invade my personal space,
but nightmare i am no longer five,
You break under my forceful blow,
I'm letting you in on the secret pain i feel,
The great burden i have to carry with me as i grow,
and now you know,
You must fear me for i am strong,
You must remember oh nightmare,
that you have sinned and what you did was wrong,
your not my nightmare i am yours.