The Demon Within Poem by Janice M Pickett

This tunnel is dark and damp I fear
for daylight it has never seen
As I travel down the slippery slide
through paths of trouble that's been

The lashes from whips too long and thin
rip at my mind as I groan
This darkness and stench of confusion
this terror of being alone

The feeling of numbness all over
the dizziness and feeling so faint
the popping of pills to ease my fear
The questions I pray to my saint

Will I survive this existence?
Will I ever feel human again?
Will there be life here for me?
or am I just going insane?

Then a whisper somewhere deep inside me
Something ignored for a while
says lift up your head and explore me
and I will soon teach you to smile

Get up from that tunnel you follow
rise up to this light in the sky
learn how to fly on an eagles wing
it's not easy but give it a try.

Then slowly because there's only forward
and no way do I want what’s behind
I take a step into the daylight
encouraged by what I may find.

So from now on I look for the promise
of life without panic and fear
and know there are good friends around me
with words that all sufferers’ can hear