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Don'T Feed the Demons

Excuse me... are you feeding the Demons?                                                                                                                                                   
All the anger, and fighting, and screaming some more                               
Always cutting me right to the core
I’ve given all I’ve got, there isn’t any more
And you don’t want to see what’s behind that door… 
Please! Don’t feed the Demons

You see…
They came to me when I was under the gun 
Fighting the devil while far too young 
I drank in their power and took what I needed…
Forgetting the rest of me they were bleeding

Are you feeding the Demons again?!
They’re ugly and bloody…always wanting more,
If you let one tidbit slip under the door…
They’re vicious, violent, angry and mean
And they might just rip you apart at the seams!
If, you entice them…

Are you calling them now?!!
You don’t understand…
You don’t want to upset this chain of command
They listen, they hear, as I begin to shake
Tightening and trembling to keep them from wake…
Please!! Don’t wake them!!

Again with the yelling…again with the games…
And look! Now that damn door has burst into flames!
I feel them slashing and tearing at my brain…
I only hope that I can stay sane…
They’re powerfully strong, and I’ve nothing left…
So run for the door, and pray for the best…
I warned you… DON'T FEED THE DEMONS!!!

Copyright © Chris Hagy | Year Posted 2018

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Mahtab Bangalee Date: 3/19/2019 5:20:00 AM it's a great expression; love it Login to Reply Chris Hagy Date: 3/20/2019 3:38:00 PM Thanks so much for your visit Mahtab :) Have a great day :) C.H.

Janice Canerdy Date: 2/8/2018 9:07:00 PM Powerful poem about the urgency in fending off our demons, Chris! Janice Login to Reply Chris Hagy Date: 2/10/2018 2:31:00 PM Thanks for the visit Janice :) This is how I have learned to keep my anger on paper... poetry is yet another kind of therapy for me :) Have a good one C.H.

Cheryl Hoffman Date: 2/8/2018 7:56:00 PM An awesome clever write with a great message Chris!~Che :) Login to Reply Chris Hagy Date: 2/10/2018 2:28:00 PM Thanks so much Che :) Glad you can appreciate it. Have a great day :) C.H.

Vijay Pandit Date: 2/5/2018 6:55:00 AM You write so eloquently..this discourse of inner struggles is well depicted in you poem. Well written poem, Chris. Login to Reply Chris Hagy Date: 2/5/2018 10:30:00 AM Thanks for the visit and kind words Vijay :) We all have inner struggle while we are in the flesh, some of us more than others. Thankfully I have this gift of word to keep my demons at bay :) have a wonderful day C.H.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/4/2018 8:12:00 PM wow, very intense. Yes, some people you cannot make them angry, Those demons will just let loose in them!! (that is why I sometimes walk on eggshells with some peeps). Then again, I do nothing to ever inspire demons in people. A good way to try to let a player and a b$##$ know that they better wise up!! Login to Reply Chris Hagy Date: 2/4/2018 10:03:00 PM ...just a mad rant Andrea, my way of keeping my anger on paper, instead of where I really want it!... though this too mellows with age... have a good one C.H.

Paul Callus Date: 2/4/2018 4:05:00 PM This is very expressive, Chris. Demons lurk everywhere, but those who have experienced them know that they can be overcome. The secret is not to give the mind food to fear them. A song by Eyeless - Demons of my Mind, would effectively accompany this poem! Regards // paul Login to Reply Chris Hagy Date: 2/4/2018 9:56:00 PM Always nice to hear from you Paul, I'll have to check out that song... another good one is "Monster" from the Christian rock group Skillet. See poetry is all kinds of therapy for me... I just spit those demons out onto paper! :0 have a good one C.H.

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 2/4/2018 1:19:00 PM - Never feed the demons ... they will never disappear, Chris - They love to create fear - They will rarely do permanent harm to humans, but if you stands in the way when things being thrown one can of course be hurt -Spoooky poem and note - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Chris Hagy Date: 2/4/2018 9:17:00 PM C,H, Chris Hagy Date: 2/4/2018 9:15:00 PM You are right, the scars never disappear... but trust me I am "in command". As long as I live in the light, they have no power over me :) Thanks for the visit Sunshine, have great day :)

Silent One Date: 2/4/2018 11:40:00 AM I am too strong minded Chris, they come sometimes, but I scare them away.. Great poem, this is pretty awesome... Login to Reply Chris Hagy Date: 2/4/2018 8:58:00 PM C.H. Chris Hagy Date: 2/4/2018 8:57:00 PM Thank you Silent... trust me my demons are aging with me, but when you get your first shot of real life saving adrenaline at a young age... it sticks with you. Always appreciate your visits

Tim Smith Date: 2/4/2018 10:11:00 AM I won't feed them. Great spill Chris Login to Reply Chris Hagy Date: 2/4/2018 10:48:00 AM Thanks Tim, I appreciate your cooperation! ha ha :0 When you've been through the fire you can't help getting scorched, but be assured my demons only spill onto paper now... have a good one Tim :) C.H.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 2/4/2018 8:00:00 AM Ay carumba! Affecting ink :) xomo! Login to Reply Chris Hagy Date: 2/4/2018 10:38:00 AM I'm blaming it on PMS!... yeah that's it! :0 The font definitely makes the piece. I almost added a voice recording, but after listening to it... I decided it was a bit much! I think this speaks for itself.! Have a good one C.H.

Richard Lamoureux Date: 2/4/2018 12:22:00 AM A very impactful write. I think the font adds to the effect and mood of the piece. Bravo. Login to Reply Chris Hagy Date: 2/4/2018 10:33:00 AM Thanks for checking in Richard :) I'm getting a little more savvy at posting things the way I want them :) Glad you can appreciate this...hope no one thinks me too mad ha ha :0 Have a great day C.H.