I was afraid of this monster

That rose before me in the dark

Like a wave in the middle of the ocean

Like a wave in the middle of the night

Until I discovered the trick

Of simply believing it didn’t exist

Now I’m Novacaine

And i can’t feel pain

As it peels off my skin

One

Strip

At

A

Time

Although I fall from time to time

Because of the blood-slick floor

But i can’t hear it,

It’s taken my ears;

But i can’t see it,

it’s taken my eyes

Listen to me laugh,

For i cannot;

Look at me smile,

For I cannot.