Eyes

[Radetof.Yahska]

Here's another one I'm working on.

I'm in my bed wide awake,
     fighting demons my body wants but my heart hates.

If I open my eyes 
     they're at my fingertips, ready to destroy me.

If I close my eyes
     they play a movie of all the things I've done.

I don't want to close my eyes
     because I'm afraid of what I'll see.

I don't want to open my eyes,
     but that pain is easier to bear.

So no matter what I do,
     I can't close my eyes.

From personal experience, it feels like it's about a couple of things:
1) Drugs
2) Bipolar disorder (maybe)/Mania
3) Paranoia

But again, as has been stated before in the thread, a description of the demons wouldn't hurt anyone. It is very open-ended as it is, and if that is what you wanted to go for, then good. I don't think that cliches hurt as much as others would, but yes, descriptions of pain do not have the same heat when you just say 'pain'.