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When Demons Awake

My soul has seen the depths of hell For I have sailed the seven seas of blood Immortality tortured beyond consciousness The tears of man begin to flood... Cataclysmic imagery within the serpent’s eyes Colossal death a warning to the wise Shunned from love and happiness Embracing sorrow with a bittersweet caress Holocaustic means that man provides Satisfying needs then subsides Demonic Destruction building the wasteland From dust to ashes nothing shall stand The demons awake from their fiery hell's With teeth of the Hydra and pernicious smells The eternities open the doors of time For a moment their rays of darkness shine But woe to thee that sleeps within With running rage and compounding sin That only Love can save your soul And thus return you demons to your hellish hole. This poem was written in my early twenties...and was the catalyst for my poetic prison lol...then I left poetry alone for some years...writing sporadically here and there...until the soup a few years ago...the rest, as they say, is history... June.25.2017 The Poet's Heart - Contest Sponsored by: Greg Barden Originally posted: (April.21.2016 For Contest...OWN IT! By Cyndi MacMillan)

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 5/25/2016 10:04:00 AM

Winged, you blew me away with this write, to even write like this is my goal. You took us deep here, however, I hope never to reach the depths of hell. hehe,, I like keeping my demons on the down low. Asleep... a perfect 7. LINDA

Winged Warrior
Date: 5/25/2016 10:28:00 AM

Thank you Linda...coming from a majestic poet like you I am honored...all my demons are locked up...but sometimes they find the key...and then watch out lol...thanx god bless WW

Elijah Malcom

Date: 5/18/2016 7:50:00 AM

Hello John, I hadn't read a poem of yours in awhile so I decided to drop by and I must say WOW this work is just great and well written.

Winged Warrior
Date: 5/19/2016 9:48:00 AM

Thank you my young friend...how are you ?...your visit is always welcome and your comment even more...god bless...^WW^

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 5/1/2016 1:55:00 AM

Very dark and impressive WW. I love your last two lines which soothe the soul. Outstanding pen! #7 ; )

Winged Warrior
Date: 5/1/2016 10:28:00 AM

Thank you Connie...there is nothing greater than Love...some of us know that...the only dark thing is...not enough of us realize it...so evil roams freely...god bless...^WW^

Nette Onclaud

Date: 5/1/2016 1:43:00 AM

formidable phrases highlight the slaying of demons.. good one, WW... huggs

Winged Warrior
Date: 5/1/2016 10:19:00 AM

Thank you nette...hugs back and god bless...^WW^

Just James

Date: 4/30/2016 2:55:00 AM

simply brilliant!

Winged Warrior
Date: 4/30/2016 8:00:00 AM

Thank you my friend James...god bless...^WW^

Jan Allison

Date: 4/27/2016 9:00:00 AM

such a powerful poem - such deep and dark imagery ^WW^. good luck in the contest:-) hugs jan xx

Winged Warrior
Date: 4/27/2016 9:09:00 AM

Thank you Jan...you know the cliche...in order to see the true Light...we must first see the true darkness...I still brought my shades though lol...god bless...^WW^

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/26/2016 5:32:00 PM

I like your reply to Mystic about trying the chili peppers! Hot AND horrifying the vision of these demons!! you brought the picture to life.

Winged Warrior
Date: 4/27/2016 9:05:00 AM

Thanks Andrea...your comments are always appreciated my friend...I still have heart burn lol...god bless...^WW^

Maithly Dhawan

Date: 4/23/2016 10:51:00 AM

This is an AHMAZING poem! you inspired me to write a poem of my own! You have got a very powerful imagination. I am thirteen and one day I wish I can write like you! i wanted to ask you how old you were. thx.

Maithly Dhawan
Date: 5/1/2016 1:48:00 AM

Yes, I will definitely send it to you! Only when I figure out how to upload a poem on this website.

Winged Warrior
Date: 4/26/2016 12:23:00 PM

I would like to see your poem upon completion Maithly...don't go too nutty lol...^WW^

Winged Warrior
Date: 4/23/2016 3:06:00 PM

Hello my young friend Maithly and thank you for your amazing comment...lets just say you have to experience life a little more to write a poem like this one...and you will...give it time...especially if you add some back stabbing,lies,cheating,and abandonment...some goodies like that lol...but always look to the bright side of Love to get you through...peace out...^WW^

Tom Quigley

Date: 4/21/2016 8:16:00 PM

Really powerful! Good for you for surviving it!

Winged Warrior
Date: 4/22/2016 11:20:00 AM

Thank you Tom...it was a long hill climb...god bless...^WW^

Walter T. Ashe

Date: 4/21/2016 2:50:00 PM

^WW^...you have a way of writing to me that ends up coming full circle to completion! Your last two lines are proof of this! As demonically dark as things can get, there's is that one element that redeems! Keep writing for your gift has a lot more to say My Friend!

Winged Warrior
Date: 4/21/2016 3:17:00 PM

Thank you my dear friend Walter...we all have demons that awake from time to time...but only Love and Love alone can set things straight...and it doesn't matter what you believe in...Love is always there to grasp...god bless...^WW^