Demons
Your looks aren't angelic,
Yet, you seem happy, not tragic;
You're street-smart,
But not as brilliant as Einstein;
There is nothing,
Particularly dark about you;
I see you wake up,
I see you live your life;
But I do not see your demons,
Clawing your insides,
Nagging you to do things,
Which will harm you;
The room's dark, You're all alone,
Protected from the cold,
Unprotected from your inner monsters;
They come one after the other, Slowly growing more vicious;
The sad part is,
You cannot stop them;
First comes fear, A cold feeling in your heart, Colder than the weather; Your fear is rejection,
Rejection from your family,
Rejection from your peers;
Second arrives jealousy,
The most satanic of your demons;
You start envying everyone,
Including the ones you love;
Then, hatred seeps in,
A burning intense feeling,
Which makes you feel disgusted,
About everything in your life;
But the worst isn't over yet; The sadness that comes,
It cannot be stopped;
You start crying silently,
Tr…
Yet, you seem happy, not tragic;
You're street-smart,
But not as brilliant as Einstein;
There is nothing,
Particularly dark about you;
I see you wake up,
I see you live your life;
But I do not see your demons,
Clawing your insides,
Nagging you to do things,
Which will harm you;
The room's dark, You're all alone,
Protected from the cold,
Unprotected from your inner monsters;
They come one after the other, Slowly growing more vicious;
The sad part is,
You cannot stop them;
First comes fear, A cold feeling in your heart, Colder than the weather; Your fear is rejection,
Rejection from your family,
Rejection from your peers;
Second arrives jealousy,
The most satanic of your demons;
You start envying everyone,
Including the ones you love;
Then, hatred seeps in,
A burning intense feeling,
Which makes you feel disgusted,
About everything in your life;
But the worst isn't over yet; The sadness that comes,
It cannot be stopped;
You start crying silently,
Tr…