Battling The Beast

• Claire Byham, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2020

Over and over and over,
I fight battle after battle after battle.
Overtaken by worry and grief,
I fight battle after battle after battle.
At nightfall, the ‘Thing’ awakens,
Then I fight battle after battle after battle.
It’s gaining on me but I must...
Fight battle after battle -
As the beast consumes my all.