Demons

I have to keep running, keep moving, keep pushing,

Because if I don’t, the demons catch up.

Every thought burns like fire in my chest,

And I concentrate on running

I go and go and go…

My body begins to protest,

But my mind remains focused,

Because it knows the pain of failure.

When I have to stop, and my body just won’t run any more,

And I’m forced to confront my demons,

I try to drown them in the sweet poison

That kills me along with them.

Because how can you ever escape your demons

When they live inside of you?