Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If I should die before I wake,
I know it's from these pills I take.
I tried to hard to let it be,
But the beast rose up inside of me.
Peace and quiet, locked deep within my mind,
I fear it's something I will never find.
I tried so hard to make it leave,
But it refused to set me free.
I hoped that if I tried to hide,
He would let me bide my time.
So with this secret rooted inside of me,
I try my hardest not to sway.
God forbid I let him out,
God forbid I let him shout.
No, the burden is always mine.
I hope you know, I've never been fine.
And so that you'll get hurt the least--
Tonight, I will finally kill the beast.
Submitted: July 28, 2011
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:D!!!!
Thu, July 28th, 2011 8:42pm
Wow that was a very powerful poem!
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I absolutely love it. I can relate and I wrote a poem a while ago with the exact same concept and similar writing. If you would to check it out I could post it?
Thu, July 28th, 2011 3:32amAuthor
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Sure I'd love to check it out. And thanks :P
Thu, July 28th, 2011 8:41pm