Starving

My voice surrounds you at all times, yet you don’t ever reply Does my presence alarm your soul? Does my proximity make you cry? It’s cute how you snore so softly You toss and turn a lot though You still sleep with your nightlight on What? You thought I wouldn’t know? You’ve grown so tall like your father; am I only a memory now that you’re so big and tall? I knew you before you knew yourself; was I forgotten, or are you too afraid to recall? A gentle, lovely soul, you were Yet you wished to see them suffer, you wished to see them fall Your nightmare commences once you wake up Doesn’t this intrigue you, how you were never the one in control? What would I do if you left me? You are my only source of joy, the one I always knew Don’t run away, my dear, I am a part of your life; let me be a part of you… I’m the demon who lives inside you You try to escape me every night I am the choices you once made Your ignorance is commendable, try all you might I am the evil who thrives within you, my happiness is fed by your insecurities I’m starving, my dear Feed me, please.