Doubts

Dear members of Poetry Soup, here I present my most awesome poem to date. It is best appreciated while listening to my mate Andy's recital. So please open- http://www.andyevansfiction.com/interviews/andy-reads-a-poem-called.html and read along. Here goes: DOUBTS When the sanctuary Of sunlight sinks And dark shadows Lay across your thoughts Spiteful talons Scrape against your reason Their dragging Resonating In your mind < > Out beyond your vision In the darkness of the hour Your doubts stir Shuffling Muttering Foul damning words That pierce you Slicing through your certainty Severing the flow Of your integrity Chill words Spoken so close They breeze past your ear And settle like ice On your dignity Threatening Menacing Sounds of movement so near That doubts brush Your confidence < > In the gloom These doubts Analyse Scrutinise Your every mistake Real and imagined Emphasised Magnified Demonised Your honest intentions Mercilessly proven Futile Trivial Infantile Your courage And Morale Shattered Scattered Lost in the darkness Surrounded by doubts < > Fearful Deceitful Doubts twist Blur reality Ripping Façade From hidden self Clawing Screaming Igniting fear Pupils dilating Stupefied Skinned Heart racing Blood Gore Torn from your chest Undesired self Splayed Exposed < > When the sanctuary Of sunlight rises And dark shadows Are chased from your thoughts Hopeful hands Massage your reason Their comforting Relaxing Your mind