inner demons

I hugged my inner demon

Hugging my demon

I hugged my inner demon

I chose not to despair

I hugged my inner demon

It was always alone in there

I hugged my inner demon

Though it never smiled kindly on me

I hugged my inner demon

I felt its anger and misery

I hugged my inner demon

Knowing it needed tender care

I hugged my inner demon

Although its pain I could not bear

I hugged my inner demon

I knew somehow it would hide

I hugged my inner demon

I tried to seek it inside

I hugged my inner demon

Sometimes it was in silence

I hugged my inner demon

I could not make any sense

I hugged my inner demon

Truth and experience were lost to me

I hugged my inner demon

I could find no peace or clarity

I hugged my inner demon

I hugged my inner demon

Wishing someone else would share

I hugged my inner demon

The pain would rip and tear

I hugged my inner demon

Always wishing for something more

I hugged my inner demon

Never knowing its depth for sure

I hugged my inner demon

In nightmares and in daylight

I hugged my inner demon

Wishing it would leave my sight

I hugged my inner demon

Pretending we were friends

I hugged my inner demon

Praying to find an end.