Pendulum

You.
You are a demon in the night,
intruding in on my sanity.
I blame you for the insomnia, when in reality
I have myself to blame.
For sucking you in, chewing you up
Spitting you out...

You haunt and taunt me,
But it's bittersweet.
I enjoy the pain,
Salt on an open wound, but you leave me craving
More
of you.
More of
Insane, restless, nights.

You pierce my soul with whimsical words,
Laughter claiming heart, when I'm sure it's the laughter of a monster I've created.
You peal back my layers,
and notice that they're fragile.
So you pull back your pendulum and
Swing.