Dark shadows raise their head 

Creeping out of the wooden beams of my fragile existence 

Taking a few steps into the sun, I trip over those shadows that have devoured me in my past 

Reducing me to a shell of empty space and a universe of internal strife 

Mixed messages emanate from my being as I fight a battle and yet submit on the very next breath

Black shadows go away! Dark shadows, if you please, No, rather, evil shadows, I demand (!) let me be!