The beast creeps up on you without warning.
He takes you thoroughly by surprise.
Once he has his claws in you,
you feel there is no escape.

If only you knew about him sooner,
But by the time you noticed him,
His tentacles spread and engulf
every inch of your body

slowly
slowly
slowly
he moves.

The beasts hunger overwhelms him.
As he fees, he sucks you dry.
As your weakness grows,
he hets stronger and stronger.
His hunger is unceasing.

You try to fight him,
pushing and pushing
you may win the battle
but usually he wins the war.

You try to poison him
but the poison turns on you.
others watch helplessly
as he attacks you
over and over again

he destroys lives

you try to ignore him.
which can be easy at times
because he is invisible to the naked eye
but you know hes there
destroying you bit by bit.
you think hes gone only to find
hes just found a new place to hide.

he feeds on your anxiety,
thrives on your strees,
despises your positive attitude

despite your heroic efforts
your hair continues to fall out
your getting weaker and weaker
the end is near.