The Voices

I gave up on sleeping

I was afraid of the night

My mind wasn't safe

God wasn't my guide

I heard whispers in my ear

And they wouldn't go away

"Just look in the mirror

Who cares about you anyway"

Night after night

I would shrug them off

But after each night

They would bury themselves into my thoughts

I would listen to them whisper

night after night

they started to make sense

I realized they were right

So now I listen to the words

as they lul me to bed

and now I let the words

sink into my head