Hunted Inner World Poem by Liziwe Dzanibe

I'm scared hey,
Not just of the world but myself,
I am my biggest enemy hey
Yesterday I was up all night
Trying to figure life out
Because nothing feels normal.

These voices in my mind don't want to shut,
At first, they kept me in comfort,
When nothing made sense, they kept me safe,
Safe from the world and myself,
I still got everything done though
I never felt lonely in their presence.

Then one day I woke up, the knife on my neck
It was inner Lizzy,
She was so angry at me
My dreams became my nightmare
I didn't know where to turn to
My life faded in front of my eyes.

I knocked on many doors
Asking for help to protect myself from me
But none were working.
They say you cannot kick an animal from its home
These are my demons
Where should they go?