Don't sleep beside me,

Don't sleep beside me,

For dark thoughts haunt me,

Especially in the night,

Thoughts of harm,

Harming whoever is in my way,

Harming whoever is close to me.

Dark thoughts haunt me,

Since the day he first touched me,

He was supposed to be my brother,

my father,

my uncle.

I looked up to him,

He touched me, took my innocence

Before I even knew of my innocent,

Before I could spell innocent.

Don't sleep beside me,

Because in the dark it's only his face I see

And I want to harm him like he did me.

He took away my pride,

confidence,

esteem.

I sometimes think of how I will batter him,

Throttle and slit his throat.

Please don't sleep beside me.

I don't want to hurt you,

I value you too much.