Keep scratching 

and clawing 

at my nightmares

because 

I believe 

I am worth

without

any nightmares

My belief

is a price tag

and only the wearer 

who might

choose me

someday

can cut it off

I will slash my wrists

at his command;

pull teeth

at his demand;

visit my old

nightmares

if he wants 

to take a look.

Just because 

I will get a chance

to share the liberty

he has had all his life

with him

I never once in

all my life had

to make--

_______

©VioletEden