Shadows
and
monsters
follow
me into
the dark.

I am
alone.

Bright lights
and
blank canvases.

White pages
that I fill
with words.

Fish circle around
my head.

Bubbles pop
in the distance.

Words.

I am unaware
of my
monsters.

My scars disappear
in the
brightness.

I smile
when they
call me
crazy.

Imaginary cats
follow me
on the
sidewalk.

I cross the street.

Words.

My cats scatter
and my fish
disappear.

The shadows
pronounce
my scars.

People judge me and
I frown.

I am
alone.

My monsters creep
up behind me,
waiting for
me to fall
as I face the
darkness
again.

I sing anyways
and head back
towards
the light.