Guilt

You find me in the dark,
I'll be lurking in the shadows,
Prowling the night.
You may denounce me,
But I'll always announce me.

It's the pause in your heartbeat,
The sweat in your hands,
Lump in your throat.
That's my knock at the door.

Spells, charms, locks or bars:
They don't hold me.
I'm never kept out;
I'm already in.

The tap on your shoulder;
Breath on your neck.
My tease to awake you.
Like Jonah you run and try to forget me.
Together, each morning, is where we awake.
Though I never sleep.

I chase,
I hunt:
You're my quarry my prey.
My teeth are sharp, and claws are strong.
Your flesh is weak, easily torn.

Gnawing inside you;
I'm the prison around you.
Where there was action I am result.
And this was your fault.
I will not halt.