When I was little, I remember
Always fascinated with light
Terrified of darkness with lurking monsters
Clinging on to teddies as I sleep at night
But a decade later, it's all changed
The darkness is my faithful friend
Never responds but listens to my troubles
Will always be a part of me till the end
I'm not scared of monsters anymore
I know they are real but they don't scare me
Because I realised soon enough that
These terrible monsters are inside me
People find it disturbing, it's their opinion
But it's calming, soothing to a few
For we contemplate and hope, although there's no hope
Persuading ourselves to think that we'll get through
The darkness, the monsters, it's a part of me now
Addicted to the negativity seeping inside
Not wanting to get out of this cocoon, never
Just wanting to crawl into the darkness and hide