The Leech

pathetic and alone
i cling to things i do not own
always seeing always hearing
i always hide constantly fearing
im very sick yet very much alive
feeding off of my sorrows to thrive
in my world abandoned and cold
i see myself slowly losing hold
you always crush me when im alone
bashing my confidence with your stone
is it uncertainty? no, my apprehension
is what gives me an honorable mention
for without it who could i be?
a nothing, a void, one unable to see
i always try to do whats best
only to be coddled and laid to rest
i am not in control and i cannot be free
stuck in infinity unable to breathe
so put your elbow into my eye
and when i begin to scream and cry
you can rid yourself of i the leech
and learn what the world has to teach
to let me do this incessantly
will drive you woefully mad you see?
tearing us apart may seem so easy
yet why have you left me perpetually feeding?
i have an answer, and a good one at that
i am all that you know, like insects to a bat
to rid of me would leave you more alone
and we both know, this you cannot condone
for that keeps you looking but never searching
thus is why you allow me to stay, ever lurching
we hate each other dearly no doubt
yet we constantly embrace with a loving pout