Insects

[Bry89]

They are crawling all over my body
I wish I was hallucinating it
Silently sucking my blood
Leaving me diseased from within

They exist without sight and sound
I wish it was all in my head
What they are here for, I'll never know
But because of them, I beg for death

They take my blood even through the night
I wish for once I can live without fear
Try to self-immolate, drown myself in chemicals
But still, I am never free

They crawl and to no end
Don't try to say that I'm the unlucky one
As they feast onto my skin, injecting their poison
The unwilling host, that's what I've become

Every time that I breathe
They are here
Every time that I move
They are here
Every time that I try to sleep
They are here
And every time I try to live
They are here
The insects of my nightmares

Sterilise, cleanse every aspect of me
Up and below, feel these little bastards burn
Even if I am free from their endless torture
Who knows when they will return?

[RhymeLovingWriter]

Not to put too fine a point on it...but this one did make me squirm a bit. Ever since we moved to the country I've been seeing/learning about new insects (the real kind - some beneficial to the earth, so I need to know which ones to keep around). Let's just say it's a pretty steep and not always cherished learning curve for me.

I know that might not have been the real subject matter of your piece...but it was how I related. Hope that's OK.