From the minds of Duo and Heero

This Thing That Lives Inside Me

There is this thing that lives
Inside me...
I'm not really sure where
Or what it is.
But it's black.
Inside me I can feel
Its blackness

There is this thing that lives
Inside me...
Maybe in my psyche
Or in my soul
And it devours me from within
Ripping into my being
With claws and teeth

There is this thing that lives
Inside me...
And it has a chokehold
On my mind
Creating chaos and discord
Every time it makes
Its presence known

There is this thing that lives
Inside me...
Wreaking havoc on
What is me
Speaking in tongues,
I hear its voice leave
My own lips

There is this thing that lives
Inside me...
It's started to take control
Of my thoughts
Turning them black
The same blackness
As itself.

There is this thing that lives
Inside me...
And it holds my heart
As its prisoner
Weighing it down with
The heaviness of hopelessness
And despair

There is this thing that lives
Inside me...
It's determined to claim me
As its prize
Taking me to the edge
Of my own existence
To see if I'll jump.

There is this thing that lives
Inside me...
Now standing in the path
Between me and you
Between me and life
Laughing at me
Mocking

Because this thing that lives
Inside me...
Has made me weak and
Too tired to fight
Through its relentless
And unyielding attack
And it knows it.

But this thing that lives
Inside me...
Even in my weakened state
I will still fight to stand against
Because you asked me
Not to leave you
Alone.