I've watched you

For years now

I've heard you cry

And I've heard you scream

I've stood by

Waiting for the right moment

To step up

And speak out

I saw your darkest secrets

Come to light

And watched as

You became riddled

With guilt and shame

All these years I've spent

Listening to you sleep

Standing in the

Corner of your room

All while I've whispered

Little nothings in your ear and

Told you that I am the fear

You feel in

The middle of the night

When it's dark and silent

And I am the guilt you feel

When the sun refuses to shine

You see nothing

But you hear my rattling chains

I am the ghost of your past, present and future

The darkness envelops me

The nighttime is where I am free

The panic you feel

That's my cold fingers wrapping around your heart