Kill The Demon (Love Drugs And Pain) Poem by Pat Royce

Without a whisper
Distant screaming and laughter of demons
Flash into view
Paranoia's speeding through the acid rain
though Charlie convinces me “E” Is forever
So while I wait for the morning stoned
Knowing it will explain nothing I puff on
and stare into the stars until nothing else is left
Knowing this must stop
But understanding is not enough
Only love is real
Coming up going down
I dance with the Dragon trying to forget
Desperate to remember
Where did I leave my stash
as I drink another mushroom tea
and make cocktails from my hash
Hitting on the chemicals hitting on the vein
If I could start all over would I do it all again
If you could stop the screaming and I cold stop the pain
We’d kill the Fucking Demon
and we cold love again