Hidden Intruder

What happens when you let your guard down?

Lurking in the shadows

a menace stalks and hides

not seen

only felt

poised for torment

lingering and casting doubts

it takes you away

a harsh reality

envelops you

preying on vulnerability

waiting, calculating

eluding capture

a hidden intruder

seeking a moment of weakness

to creep inside

lure you outside

outside of yourself

no place to hide

without mercy

into it’s grasp

knowing what to do

you fight

you resist

struggling and aware

you persist

searching your thoughts

an arsenal possessed

frantically at first

breathing deep

hand on heart

you proceed

gathering resolve

memories and faith

to engage this faceless intruder

whom has no soul

see the thing for what it is

stare it down

watch as it flails

slithering back to the dark recesses

where it looms

under rocks of gloom

leaving pain in it’s wake

this is not the time to despair

a deserved moment of pride

for this one humble victory

sinister intentions denied

with pending vigilance implied