I Must Kill My Monsters
Surrounded by hate and negativity
This world is cruel only because they shape it to be
No one ever said life would be a breeze
I must kill my monster
I MUST KILL THESE MONSTERS IN MY LIFE
They fill the air with vile
I wish some people weren't so self absorbed
A painting doesn't just express a image or a single object
It conveys a message, a meaning
Even if it was painted for its appearance
It still has a purpose
What drove the artist to paint it?
Why were they in such a mood to paint it?
I must depart from the blind
I MUST KILL MY MONSTERS
AGAIN and AGAIN I'm kicked down
But I shall rise ever higher for I perceive of sorrows of this world
As a darkness that leeches onto the soul
I WILL BANISH THIS SHADOW OVER MY CONSCIOUS
They're like bats hunting at night, forever they seek to rob me of my life
I must resist or befall the same curse as many others laid before me
I must slay this monster inside
I MUST BATTLE THIS NEVER ENDING NIGHT
If only I was a cast away,
I wouldn't have to quarrel with the already wounded
I'd rather face eternal loneliness
THAN TO BE SHANKED BY A THIEF IN THE NIGHT
They think my youth has preserved me of hardships,
No. I just learned to see the benefits of knowing that
This life pales in comparison to the next
I MUST CURE THIS SICKNESS FROM WITHIN
If it wasn't for metal, I could not drown this rage growing deep inside
I pray to find a way to cope with such days
And sleep easier throughout the night
To love your enemies is hard when they reject themselves
So the war continues to wage
I MUST PURGE THIS HAUNTING FROM MY LIFE
Starved of a mothers nurturing, felt the sharp pain of a fathers abandoning
Deprived of peace because of the foolishness of others
But I will remain strong for I know the path is long
I have grown accustomed to to being lonesome
Sad as it may sound, I find peace in such solitude
Nothing speaks to me more than silence
Nothing understands me better than silence
Nothing gives me greater self awareness than silence
HARK, as I wait in the dark and embrace silence
LIGHT SHINES BRIGHTER IN SUCH DARKNESS
I have a shield of faith to keep them at bay
A sword to cut me free from their wicked ways
Their black arrows seek to penetrate my heart
I deflect them with my shield and cleave through the MONSTERS lurking in the dark
I MUST KILL MY MONSTER
I MUST SLAY THIS MONSTER INSIDE
I MUST CURE THIS SICKNESS FROM WITHIN
I MUST PURGE THIS HAUNTING
I MUST SLAY THESE MONSTERS OF THE BLACKEST NIGHT
Copyright © Justin Worthy | Year Posted 2015
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