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I’m watching you toss and turn from the next room

I’ll let you get some sleep tonight

But when you start your day, I’ll still be here

Following close behind

And I will take a step closer tomorrow night

I manifest

As a shortness of breath

Nagging regret

A fear of death

I’m more than a chemical imbalance

I’m more than a black cloud

A malignance filling in the silence

I’m weighing you down

I manifest

As a shortness of breath

A tightness in your chest

A fascination with death

I am always hiding just out of your sight

In the darkest corners 'til you turn out the light

You swear you’ve seen me crawling

You hear my ragged breath

As you begin to fade

I reach the foot of your bed

You can try to convince them that I exist

That you’ve seen the witch

That you’ve felt cold fingertips

But they value strength and resilience

They thought you were better than this

They quit

Now I’ve got you in my grip

As I drag you down the hall

You scrape and claw at the wall

The woods are alive

It’s time you answer the call