Answer:
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two more letters?
A dagger thrust at my own heart, dictates the way I'm swayed. Left I stand, and right I yield, to the twisting of the blade.
What has roots as nobody sees, is taller than trees. Up, up it goes, and yet never grows?
It is worldwide, but once only a spider could weave one
My first is a body of water. My second is me. My third came before. My fourth before all three. My fifth sounds like my first. My sixth is in a lake. Put all six together to make an animal that will keep you awake.
I'm the source of all emotion but I'm caged in a white prison.