Poem: Hide For Now

Another dream
Another nightmare
The wandering, the searching
I know he’s here, I know he’s waiting
Looking for his chance

I see a shadow, I hear the footsteps
He’s lurking about, waiting to strike
Sometimes I feel the desire to let him loose
Let him be free, to let him express himself
But...I must refrain, for it could be damaging

The sheer joy I feel when I let him loose
The freedom I have when I let go of control
But sometimes, he’s hard to rein in
The feeling to good he doesn’t want to go back inside

I don’t blame him, I keep him under lock and key
I only let him out when I need his strength
His wild uncaring attitude
His ability to not care for anyone except for himself

When I need him to shield me from harm
When I can’t be as strong as him
I release him, let him protect me
Give me the strength I need

Oh, but to just cut loose once
To let him go unchecked
I long for the day, to release his wild
One day, when the time is right it will happen

Some don’t know how close they have come
Some never realize the true man inside
Waiting to open up on them
Waiting to cut deeply into their psyche

But...I have reined him in just in time
If only they knew
They would leave me the fuck alone
Watch their fucking step, not to cross that line