They Are As We Would Have Them Be

They are the unknown space in our lives.
They are the entities we fear most.
They are the night-time wakings.
They are the knives in our flesh.
They are the eclipse, the obstacle,
the object keeping us from the light.

They are the kings and queens of anger.
They are the one grain of salt too many.
They are the voice we don't use.
They are the canvas we leave untouched.
They are the henchmen, the murderers,
the people keeping us from the light.

They are the invisible eyes spying.
They are the lenses smashed to pieces.
They are the iris, the alpha and omega.
They are the thoughts we link one-on-one.
They are the hearts, the thieves,
the crooks in our lifelines we cannot straighten.