Her Demon

Its looming in the darkness;
She can feel it closing in.
She thought the demon was dead,
But she's afraid it will rise again.

It mauled and maimed her once.
The scars will never go away.
She knows this demon well,
And she fears its here to stay.

It may have a new victim soon,
But only time will tell.
There's nothing she can do
To save the new one from the hell.

All she can do is pray
That these events won't come to pass.
She can only hope the terror
Has come to an end at last.

Lisa Rodenberry
January 26, 1996