Just What the Monster Ordered

                                  
Strange

How I can feel trapped in a room with so many exits

Overwhelming

As the air escapes my lungs

The sound of the thunder masking the footsteps

Of potential stalkers in my home

It’s frightening to think of what is out there

To think I’m not alone

The paranoia has set in

My neck is stiff from looking over my shoulder every minute

Set me ablaze and extinguish me in salt

I know no rapture such as this

Tie my limbs to four separate horses

And when you see fit - crack the whip

A MUFFLED SCREAM IS JUST A WHISPER

Intruder, string me up in your vocal cords

Sing me to sleep, I’m hanging on your every word

No one’s impervious to the unknown

Nothing’s innocuous after what I’ve been shown