Voices

How do you see me
When you aren't near me?

Am I a figment of your imagination?
A fragment of your shattered hatred?
The ghost in the smoke
In your broken mirror?
The phantom face
As the night grows nearer?

Summon me from the depths
Then condemn me to where I slept Blissfully unaware that
I was keeping you awake
Light the candle under stars
Visualise me from afar
Pray for answers, best pray hard
I never reveal my cards

You let me pull the strings
You let me run the ring
When you let me in
You gave me everything

You thought you held the key
Then how, so easily
Did it slip through your fingers
To my hand, where it lingers?

Hear your heartbeat
See your sweat bead
Can't escape me
Can't erase me

Cut me down
Cast me out
Run me around
Release the hounds

Circle back
Double track
Shield me from your own attack
(How do you see me
When you aren't near me?)