Legion



They descend into the hearts of men
like a troop
Don’t let ‘em in,
don’t let ‘em in
Or they will devour everything good within
Thousand voices of evil
hammering away at your resistance
Until they shatter your will not to yield
Leaping maniacally over the breached spirit wall,
banshee screaming coming down the hall
		of your medulla oblongata
Legion
taking up residence
Your soul now being sold on the open market
Bought yourself some new real estate
down by the fire and brimstone lake
El Diablo
is the new head honcho 
	at your neural command center
He says: heaven can wait,
being holy is so out-of-date
Guest of honor held hostage is your wretched fate
Legion
Legion of devils
Now you’re a spineless jellyfish host,
who put up a cream puff battle ...
You’re such a weak milquetoast
Got an open vacancy sign neon flashing,
letting every wayfaring foul spirit know — 
in your condemned soul inn,
		     you welcome the overflow
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Breedt Avatar
August 15, 2017 at 3:18 AM
Freddie!!! youre getting gooder and gooder. I soooo identify..our souls are so similar sometimes its uncanny but your descriptions are priceless Chief. I swear I could dance to this ha
Sands Avatar
August 13, 2017 at 10:08 AM
Powerful poem again Freddie. Well said. I like the line cream puff battle. You are so creative! :)
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