DEMON

I have a demon in me
And I know why it's here
It showed up when you hurt me
And told me not to fear

It said it could take over
And drive away the pain
And manage my thoughts for me
And live inside my brain

It promised me the comfort
That you did not provide
I felt ashamed and frightened
And welcomed it inside

I grew up with the demon
Forgetting it was there
It fed me till its poison
Was more than I could bear

I tried to fight the demon
Sometimes I thought I'd won
It wanted me to think that
It lied to me for fun

It made me think I liked things
That didn't bring me joy
It made me lose the brightness
That filled me as a boy

It taught me to despise life
And people such as you
While you despised me also
You had a demon too

We have these demons in us
They may be here to stay
But we can choose forgiveness
Where angels light the way