Letting the Devil Go
In my heart was a searing flame
Leaving me emotionally scarred
And mentally scorched
Every single word fanned the flames
Until fire spewed from my eyes and lips
And I was left in a dehydrated fit
I succumbed to the darkness aplenty
And drove myself deep into the well of despair
Because the more I spoke the less anyone cared
And every line I wrote hid a deeper agony
Though I could never quite articulate it
So I burned in a corner all alone
I devoted verse after verse to this curse
But shunned my feelings to a crucible
Thinking I was ready for the crucifix
Truth is I had enough time to escape the shadows
But my own thoughts led me down the wrong path
And convinced me I was forever trapped
Nobody knows the depths I descended
Until I found the courage to climb out
Covered in gashes and garnished with scars
The wildfire that once raged within me
Was doused by the radiance of the sun
And I slowly but surely suffocated the fire
There was always a way out
And a way to snuff out the flames
I just had to face my demons
I'm no longer ignoring my demons
I'm simply getting them under control
By letting the devil go
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