Set another timer again

Set another timer in my head

Infinite thoughts vie for my attention

I have a minute before they barge in

Awake, sleeper

Your time has run out

Keep at bay all the worries

About the impression I'm making

In this half empty attempt at small talk

Due to internal dialogue

Awake, sleeper

Your time has run out

I have a monster inside of me

She has made a nice home

She feeds well on anxiety

A balanced diet of fear and control

I've asked her to go away

She respectfully declines

It is somehow comforting

Lashing out under the guise of protection

She is there in the morning

There in my dreams

Always present

Indelibly linked

I just wanted to let you know

I'm not myself because I am not alone

I know you've seen her many times

When I let her have her way

There are days I can't stop her

Until it's too late

Sorry you got caught up

In her wake