Mind's Shadows

In my dreams I am safe

With protectors and saviours to watch for me

But sometimes the shadows infect my dreams

And I am plunged into hell

I watch the cannibals eat

And the murderers brandish their weapons

I hide in fountains of blood and shadow

Praying I am left alone

Subjected to violence from those I trust

Forced to die over again

Hunted within my very own home

Watching the monsters outside

They stare

They chase

And I cannot be in safety from them

The shadows of my mind tear at my sanity

They break me apart with their violence and blood

So further I retreat into fairytale wonderland

Where people care and people protect

For it is not abuse from others I suffer

But torment from the shadows of my mind