It creeps through the back of your mind,

Hovering in the shadows

Waiting…

                 …and waiting…

And then it pounces.

It invades you thoughts –

Sleeping and waking.

And before you know it

Your nails are gone – eaten by the ravenous beast,

You appetite disappears – consumed by the looming shadow,

And there’s nothing you can do but wait,

and wait…