I was such a messed up person and he was still holding on.

You need to grow up, and realize what it is you need right now, and what you can live without.

When your demon was yourself, there really was no way to fight or get rid of it.

Had I just made a date with a tatted up bat wielding miscreant?

If we became a pal to what scared us the most, we could find a simple way to ease all that bothered us, we would find peace, peace that we could live with.

He perched the bat on his shoulder, giving a nod that he understood I needed his help. With one loud yell and a couple swings of the bat, he cleared me another path.