….. To all who battle inner demons …..

 

 

 

The Minions of Misery

 

Those minions of misery that have not served you well

Are the demons of darkness that were born from your hell

They feed off your weakness and give you complaint

Sap your strength and resistance to break from restraint

 

Into fiery inferno they keep shoveling their coal

Burn higher, burn hotter, let the flames lick your soul

Scorching the pathways to your emancipation

Keep you chained to the oars of your dysregulation

 

You will weep at the table of the devil’s delight

Wake to feverish dampness every cold sweaty night

Rue the day you arrived on this unyielding earth

And lose all connection to your sense of self-worth

 

You’re vexed by this fate for which you didn’t ask

It hides from the light behind a guilt conscious mask

Keeping unfounded faith and confounding your peers

While the minions all feast on your long crippling fears

 

Did you know killing a demon is just a few steps away

First step into the light and let your truth guide the way

Coax the faith that resides in a beleaguered old soul

To forgive and let go and make self-healing your goal

 

Until there lies a weak demon like a pathetic pissant

And you are no longer its victim nor its sad sycophant

You can conquer your anguish, feel it slowly release

As you reclaim your worth, love, contentment, and peace

 

 

s. paul  (July 2021)