They know my name, a fear clutches at my heart.

Why are you scared? They’ve been here for you from the start

Even as you cried at toys broken in your room

Even as your fingers loosen the grasp upon your noose-

They’ve been here for every decision, to second guess

Listen to them, they know more, you know less

Breathe, say the voices, but only because it hurts

Another tugs at my chest questioning my worth

How can I ignore them. These voices are me

They are my past, from which I cannot flee

I need help, but the voices hug me so close

How can I desert them, these whispers hoarse?

You know they’re not wrong, my own head says

But they keep me living in a half-hearted daze

One where I wake up to and see horrors in slumber

A thought is to be a thought, but I have quite a number

So excuse my quick response when your voice asks so kind

But I will always reply, I’m just fine

For the voices said so.