Changeling

As I open them up
Their innards spill
But something's different
This time I'm right
These empty vessels
Are dissimilar

As I suspected
From time to time
I'm being chased
By imposters

I've been called "delusional"
But it is them who are blind
They can't see
What really lives inside

Loved ones replaced
For identical maniacs
But I know better

Known ones replaced
For deviant miscreants
But I know better

They are getting numerous
So I must act quick
A detailed surgery
Might just do the trick

Replace the brain
It's been compromised
Devour it whole
Just to be safe

Now the stalked
Becomes the stalker

Total paranoia
Is just total awareness