I was afraid of the dark
I thought terrifying monsters
With knives as teeth
And razor blades for claws
Would sneak up behind be when the lights turned off
Latch to my ankles
And drag my body down the stairs Watch wearily in cracks and corners
Waiting until I was most vulnerable
Then hunt me down and rip me to shreds I was afraid that when the lights turned off
I would be taken
Stolen and hidden away in a basement
Tortured and torn until left skin and bone
A toy to torment
And then you introduced me to a darkness It shook my hand and said it would all be ok
While drool trickled from the corners of its grin
It licked its lips at me while it promised no harm
And you watched as it took my hand and walked me away
And you did nothing
While it inflicted pain While I screamed from
a place in my body so deep I didn't know it existed
While it watched me shake naked awake for too many hours until I begged it to make my eyes close
While my heart was ripped from my body as I lay conscious
Blood spluttering
Throat gurgling
Gasping for air You did nothing
You introduced me to a darkness that taught me to find comfort in the corners and make friends with the monsters that linger under my bed
that made their teeth seem blunt and their claws filed down
You introduced me to this darkness And I am no longer afraid of the dark
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