In Love with a Monster

Eaten alive
The monsters swallowed me whole
Trapped in the dark, deep belly of the beast
I await for death to rescue me
As the acid slowly burns
But I am not fortunate enough for that

Try as I may to escape up
I climb up that slimy staircase
Into a jail cell full of jagged teeth
I scratch and pull until my fingers are bare

Until finally that metal gate rises
But just when I think freedom has arrived
The icy daggers of that gate dig deep into my flesh
Grabbing ahold of me, like a weed to a flower
Roots exposed bare, sucking the life out

Kept prisioner in a dark hole
Until the monster had his fun
And throws me back up
Lost in a world unknown and cruel

I long for that dark, damp hole
Even though the monsters long gone
I am still under his spell
He’s left his mark and thrown me out
A puppet for him to play when all his prey has gone astray

Control is his game and he’s out for blood
I am just a fly stuck in his web
Wings have been clipped
Strings that hold me invisible

Desperate to reach out
Yet frozen I remain
Trapped in a glass case
No amount of screams will do
Strangers just walk right by

I pray for god to arrive
But my prayers go unanswered
Years pass by
Long after my monster has moved on
But he stolen my heart
Leaving a hole in my chest

Set free years ago, yet still trapped in time I remain
Fight for it all to come to a close
But like a broken record
That final act bounds to repeat, over and over again
Fallen victim once again
Waiting for that day when he will want me again.