Fear of the Dark

I am paralyzed
In a prison i have created
A prison of the mind
Anxiety coursing
I forget how to breathe
It squeezes tight, takes my air

Panic

Tapping patiently at my door
Always watching
Always waiting
Consuming my soul
Surrounding me in chains
Rationality is overthrown

Paranoia

Mocking silence
Piercing through my ears
Screaming my name
Laughing at me
Wrapping my trembling form
in tightening knots

Terror

There is nothing there
but a blackened hole
It taunts me.
It silences me.
Tonight, Fear comes for me