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SHAPE SHIFTER
THERE IS SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE
IT WRAPS ITS HANDS AROUND MY NECK
I SWEAR I’LL NEVER SLEEP AGAIN
IF ONLY I COULD MOVE SOMEHOW
IF ONLY I COULD MAKE A SOUND
BREATHLESS
THIS PRESSURE
SUFFOCATING
ALL I CAN DO IS WAIT FOR THE BREATH TO COME BACK TO MY BODY
I CAN SEE THE SHADOWS
SHAPE SHIFTING THROUGH THE SLITS IN MY HALF OPEN EYES
CONSCIOUS OR NOT
I FEEL HER EYES ON ME
CONSCIOUS OR NOT
I FEEL HER HAUNTING ME NOW
THERE IS SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE
IF ONLY I COULD MOVE SOMEHOW
IF ONLY I COULD MAKE A SOUND
IS THIS MY IMAGINATION
AM I STUCK INSIDE MY BRAIN
OR IS THIS SOMETHING MORE I CAN’T EXPLAIN
LET ME COME BACK TO MY BODY
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