Bout with a Monster

Bout with a Monster

A Poem by Leviathus Fortes

I am the monster
The one you have trapped inside
I want you
And from me you cannot hide
Don't close your eyes
That won't break me
Or even make me go away
I'm here to stay
And there's nothing you can say
To counter me
And I will never let you be
Alone and free
I have a desire
And each and every day
I aspire to devour you
Every single hour you are haunted
By a beast like me
A feast you'll be
When I finally sink my teeth in
Your only friend
At least that is what I'll make you think of me
Can't you see
That there's no escaping this
Forget your bliss
Positivity is meaningless
And endless are the possibilities
Waiting for me
And I make this decree
Can you be
Someone who can conquer me
I give you just one chance
And with failure, you won't advance
So what's your choice
Let's hear your voice
How can you stop
Something that is unstoppable
Something so big
It is untoppable
Last chance
What will set you free?

One word for you

What word?

ME!!

Nice try, but now you lose
And there is only one path to choose
Come with me
Your only way
And I'll be turning
All of your blue skies to gray
One chance
And you've just blown it
Now I'll make you suffer
And you shall own it

I don't think so

What's this now?
The game is over
You have lost
Take a bow

I said, NO

You disagree?
The only answer you could muster
Was a simple ME

Believe it

What is there to believe?

Belief in ME
Is all that I will ever need

It's useless

To you, perhaps

Your kind always fails
You'll just relapse

It's called Faith

I call your bluff

Faith in ME is all I have
It will be enough

I'll take that
And raise you DEPRESSION

Then you're about to learn
One of life's many lessons

Test me
I implore you to
Then the very moment that you are through
I'll encompass
And devour you whole
What will save you then?

What I have
My soul

ME...

ME
is the freedom that I always have
ME
can lift me up when I'm feeling bad
ME
is the driving force behind
The ME
that makes up both my heart and mind
ME
is the breath that I take each day
ME
is the one who makes my way
ME
is the one who always will receive
If ME
is the one who I always believe in
ME
is the one who will always achieve
If ME
is the one that I look to for guidance
ME
is the one I trust to be beside
And ME
is the only path that I choose
With ME
there's no way that I can ever lose
But you always come along
With the same old tired song
And between the two of us
I don't take you seriously
So I ask you now to walk away

You know that I'll be back someday

I'll be waiting
And on that day that we both meet
I'll have you bowing at my feet
And you'll have to retreat
Defeat is the only thing you'll every find
Because I won't let you inside
My mind or heart
So depart
And don't start to try and manipulate
It's too late
You're nothing more
Than second rate
Time to wave goodbye
Our time is done
I can't believe that you find this fun
You see that you're nothing
But an enemy
And to be free
I simply have to be nothing more
Than what you see
The only thing I've got to be
To set me free
Is something you can't take...
And that thing is ME!!

I'll be back...

And I'll still be here
But I'll be casting you in my shadow
Goodbye
And good riddance!


© 2015 Leviathus Fortes


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I remember how bad my depression was for about a year after my mom died, and the way you describe it here is exactly how it feels to have depression take over your life.

Posted 9 Years Ago


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Leviathus Fortes

9 Years Ago

This monster will be defeated...

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