monster

High as a star in the night sky Just watching life storm by Awaiting the event of my demise Continuing to fight 1000lbs of pressure per strike My body and ground continue to meet Dazed and confused Struggling to get up and on my feet 2 steps forward then it’s 6 steps back My faith diminishes more and more with each hit I ponder is this the end Should I say so long my friend until we meet again Unable to find the light at the end of the tunnel I will keep trekking through this gloomy path throwing jabs and uppercuts at the monster in my sight The same monster that I sleep with at night The same monster whose deathly grip I cannot escape The same monster who terrifies and makes my life quake That monster that resides in my mind And that monster is I