Inside Me Poem by Ashley Dowdy (Forbus)

Monster that is caged up within me
Sratchin and gnawing on my insides
Monster that wont leave, wont let me feel happiness
Why does it do this to me?
Feeding on my heart, my intestines, and my intuition
Someone says one good thing to me
Monster says dont pay any attention
Curling up into a tiny ball in the basement of dispair
Why does it do this to me?
Someone touches me and i want it to feel so good
Monster sends me in utterly sickening convultions
Making me feel inferior to anything that is suppose to good
Monster, Why do you do this to me?
It rules me on the inside, i dont how to get rid of this monster
So i sit and cry alone, feeling alone and being alone
I have to please someone
I guess the monster wins yet again