It never stops.
It never leaves.
You'd swear it's still -
It's not; it breathes.

Constant niggles.
Endless doubts.
Think it's dead?
No way. It's out.

Leave me be, please.
Let me live.
I'm coping, but,
There's more to give.

One more day, now.
Just one more.
But every night's
The one before.

No more dreaming.
Blackness, please.
Escape through nights -
That's all I need.

But thoughts creep through,
So beat them back.
Don't let them in,
Don't give them slack.

Push it further,
Shove it down.
Can't scream through that;
It's not allowed.

But... it won't stop.
It just won't leave.
You think it's still......