self-examination (wrestling the demons)

avoiding examination of myself has become an easy task.
plugged in all day long, locked away in the ROOM

here some music,
there some chat
and then there
is always
the

p
o
e
t
r
y

dark monsters lurk in this closet.

i hide
under the cover
of this night
and

t
r
e
m
b
l
e

too afraid to turn on the light

--bruised orange