A Collection Of Rhymes

#29

Down where the demons sleep,
I lay with them, and keep them company

Down with the demons,
Laying side by side
Sharing our clouded minds...

Then an unfamiliar body wraps me up,
Like an angel, I glow from their touch
I have to tell myself to breathe before I fall asleep
Eternally...

Focusing on anything but them,
Becomes a foreign thing that I can't comprehend

Then I feel them surround me,
And I feel anxiety
From the delicious attention... they bring

When they caress me,
I can feel my soul in my body,
And I'm barely functioning

And I can only feel the shame,
That my demons sing,
Only the distaste,
That my demons scream

I let the demons dictate my heart
And I knew it was over from the start

They said run from everyone,
And stay with us

But I need an angel...
An angel's touch
Anyone who would hold me, so I wouldn't burn up

I didn't ask for anyone's concern
Only my angel's love that soothed the burn
That my demons bring... to me

And my angel taught me to care,
And my demons taught me to be aware
Of the people around me, of the people who might see
The sickness in my head
They both taught me it was safer laying in my bed

The demons have numbed me
From this destructive world,
And I won't take it for granted
Because at least I don't feel hurt

And I'm losing my mind,
Because my angel's so kind
And my body's lost
Because my angel's heart is like a distorted maze
That I've got caught

And I can't slow the process
That the demons brang to me
I can only hope for progress
And that my angel stays with me
However damaging, it may seem
I only hope I can stop before I rip at the seams

And what on earth makes these people think,
That I could say no to the demons who caught me,
And deny my angel that wants me?

And I can only feel the shame,
That my demons sing,
Only the distaste,
That my demons scream

I let the demons dictate my heart
And I knew it was over from the start

They said run from everyone,
And stay with us

But I need an angel...
An angel's touch
Anyone who would hold me, so I wouldn't burn up

I didn't ask for anyone's concern
Only my angel's love that soothed the burn
That my demons bring... to me

And my angel taught me to care,
And my demons taught me to be aware
Of the people around me, of the people who might see
The sickness in my head
They both taught me it was safer laying in my bed

But what I don't say,
Is that these demons are my only company

A/N~ This has to be my favorite poem I've ever written...