my monsters
well ... ya know ya can always spew out the contents of your mind to me ...
MY MONSTER
constantly seeking
:)
never quiet
	it feeds on me
	:)
		sucks the very life out of me
		hungry thing
		robs me of my will
			scares the fuck out of me
			ya need to tame it
relentless
	nothing i do slows it
		it will carry me to my grave
it steals my dreams
woo it ...
	rapes my mind
	change its ways ...
	abuses it
	shreds it
	convert that energy into a positive force
		till all anyone sees
		is a mere reflection
			hiding a troubled soul
shifting movement
	so like rain
	but hot ... decadent
		feeding my inner demons
		corrupt those demons ...
		with my very sweat
		turn them into angels
i fight it
	for i know it pushes me
		tests me
some days i feel no matter what i do
it will never be "enough" or "alright"
	ejected as i am
	from what is my life
		by those who'll never understand
		the me behind the shades
i wander aimlessly
amongst a sea of ever changing faces
	how prosaic
but behind the smile
	my soul churns
	is confused
		lost
bit by bit
strand by strand
	increasingly the body moves
	the mind sheltered behind the wall
		against unseen blows
		that know me to the floor
body broken
	but not spirit
i continue on
	sometimes enthralled by what i see
	sometimes quietyly contemplating an end to it all
but my spirit
	that which walks with me
is strong
	no easy outs
		so the double/triple life
this is PAID for
	pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization
with my sweat
	which feeds the demons
		who wholly want my blood
so i go on
	not looking ahead so much
		knowling the pain/pleasure aspects
		to be random at best
just trying to make it
	day after motherfucking day
Spirits 101416 8/98



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