Demon

I can't escape from this demon that haunts,
Every step I softly tread upon
Every turn I make it's there
Stalking every move I dare,
To take at a sudden moment
Then it laughs at my attempts
And mocks at each thought that bends on it
It's lingering darkness tares at my soul
Numbness and terror I behold,
I run and hide at every corner,
The demon still follows ever closer
A dead end now, nowhere to go
But to face this demon,
That follows close
A ghastly shadow approaches
A body begins to form
But what my eyes can only see,
Is that the demon i've been running from,
Has merely been me