There is nothing left for me here yet I stay.

I stay trapped between walls that hold me down with their fingers of familiarity.

I am helpless.

Engulfed by this manipulating darkness.

I feel numb to the pain of the rubble that has fallen upon me.

There is nothing left for me here but I am afraid to face the monster that lies before me.

I stay latched on to the blank, crumbling walls that shield me from this monster. It’s safe here.

These walls are what I know, yet I yearn to escape their tight grasp.

I know I must let go before they crash to the ground burying me beneath them.

But is it worth it?

I might as well give in to them. Let them fall.

Let them cover me like a blanket as they put me to sleep.

No!

I am stronger than that!

I must rise above these barricades.

Its time to let go of these walls and grab onto the hide of this hideous beast.

But is it really that ugly?

Maybe it was never the enemy.