The Beast Within


	Poems \| home A Darkened Sky \| You May Never Know \| Dove, or Snake? \| Quicksand \| Warning \| The Silent Flame \| A Jailed Soul \| A Single Star \| Tears \| Woe \| Behind The Mask \| Robotic \| A Tribute of Passing \| Emotional Tumors \| A Vow To One Unknown \| Evening The Score \| The Gate To Beyond \| Agoraphobic \| Agoraphobic II: Insight \| Black Star \| The Beast Within \| Bows & Arrows \| As I Lie Dying \| The False Smile \| Dismal Existence \| Anguish \| I Remember \| Awaken! \| Invisible Man \| The Assassin \| Shrinking From Life \| Dreams of Existence \| A Soul In Ruin The Beast Within I hate myself, just like you I despise my life, more than you do I used to care, but now I'm through Pretending to deny what I know to be true You hated first, I took it in You despised me before I could even begin You never pretended to care in the least You somehow knew that you'd birthed a beast The beast within me Always fights to be free You have made insanity Into my reality I cannot contain it any longer Over the years, the beast has grown stronger Burning inside, this chaos once bound Now will reveal the freedom it's found You made the monster that I am today Why didn't you see that I'd come back your way? What made you think that you wouldn't have to pay? This beast was your creation, but you are now it's prey The beast within me Has fought its way free Now its insanity Has become your reality