My monster

Cold and broken
Crawling towards me.
Fear consumes me.
I flee.
But I am not safe.
It still pursues
It will not stop.

A hand grabs my shoulder.
I shake it away.
A hand grabs my arm.
I shake it away.
A hand grabs my ankle.
I fall.

Black eyes.
Cruel smile.
Haunting laugh.

I die within seconds.
I felt nothing.
It was quick
but not clean.

My face is torn
no open casket.
My chest is empty
no biopsy.

I was not murdered.
I was destroyed.
A monster
My monster
Found me
Killed me

We all have a monster
That we must fight
Lest it tear us apart
And ruin loving lives