Tom Bell Poet Dramatic Monologue

Escaped Again (For Those Who Need To Hear This Now)

written in the hospital;

"The Angel of Death
Has once again
alit at my side

He brought his side-kicks,
Pain and despair

They danced about me,
enjoying my fate...

I had ecsaped their clutches
Four times before
Their vengeful glee
Was evident to me

The fog of confusion
I had hid in so long
to escape their claws
Vaporized before my eyes,
Like my will to fight

Pain's cruel delight
at my torture
Almost would have amused me
Had I the strength to fight

They bring darkness
with them
Cloaked in fear

I have known others,
who have beaten back
demons far more determined
With sharper claws and longer horns
Their will I admired
Their strength I envied

I was too weak 
this time
Worn down
with misfortune

With evil in their eyes
They danced with glee
It had finally come-
The end of me."

Post-script: 
"Sometimes death
is the better option
When the politics
of pain
have proven their power.

And remember-
No One!! lives forever
except for Jesus and
the like.  And they
likely live...to the
reality
you are
about to enter."

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