that's where my demons hide

find the voice, acknowledge and let go of your demons

when the days are dark,
and you're searching for that spark,
let open your ears to that faint voice,
and break out to make that choice.

you may want to hoodwink,
and say it's not worth the think.

but hey, why hide our skeletons?
why not scream your lungs?
move your sucker thumb,
stop being that naive and numb.

so, you may not know,

it's the last call,
time for the curtains to fall,
the soul, the heart and the you,
don't tell me who?

no matter how much we hide,
we all have a beast inside.
don't you ever yield and quit,

listen, talk and reason with it.

you need to let go,
he's your real foe,
blow by blow,
slow and slow.

if you look into my eyes,
those are full of lies,
if you admit and split wide,
that's where my demons hide.

- AH, 08/22/24

Reviews

[Marie]

We all have our inner demons, dear Abhi and this poem indicates their dwelling place within us. But.... we also have our Angels and if we turn to them in our need, they will not let us down. During dark days we are inclined to forget that the spark is within us, the light which is blinding is our spirit, a spark of the divine and if we acknowledge it and allow it to come outside our body, the darkness is at one dismissed in the bright warm glow, our aura is cleansed and we are ready to step back into the human world again. The darkness is just a place where we haven't discovered the light yet, but it's there just waiting for us to invite it in. I love how you invite your reader to listen to the voice within and reason with it. It will guide us towards better things and lead us out of the darkness we have created and back into the light again. A finely penned narrative write. Great depiction, use of metaphor and well expressed feeling as well as excellent good advice. The only thing I would disagree with is that you have inner demons, Abhi!!! You have a very beautiful, warm, loving heart and an even more resplendent spirit within your body. Thank you for writing and for sharing, Abhi. With warmest wishes...

[A.H.]

Thank you for those wonderful thoughts of yours. As you say, "The darkness is just a place where we haven't discovered the light yet" - true that! Couldn't agree more. And also, this is such a positive thought - "we also have our Angels and if we turn to them in our need, they will not let us down." This write is more of acknowledging that everyone has demons (not demonic or evil of sorts), but more of things like, fear, insecurities, failures, self-doubt and everything that holds us from progressing forward. Not a personal write, but a general write this was. I do feel, we all have power within ourself (angels) to overcome all the ills, breathe to live in positivity and light. All we need is to acknowledge where are demons are and then let go of it. Thanks much Marie for reading and leaving a review. Appreciate it.

[Marie]

Most welcome always, dear Abhi. Yes, acknowledging/owning our demons is the first step to getting rid of them, dear Abhi. It loosens the grip they have over us as in, addiction to alcohol/drugs, etc and they lose their power because once acknowledged, we know we have to do something to rid ourselves of them and so, we take the necessary steps to do so. I agree with everything you say, my dear friend. Thank you for writing and for sharing this wonderful poem which is filled with light and hope and a great love for humanity, dear Abhi... Wonderful poem, my dear friend...

[A.H.]

Thank you Marie for sharing those wonderful thoughts my friend. I appreciate. Take care!

[Marie]

Most welcome always, Abhi. Have a very lovely day and enjoy, dear friend...

[Stella Armour]

Facing up to that beast actually makes it run away , it is not nearly as big as you think it is ...

Not many people admit they have demons, you have dragged yours out into the light and they don't like that ..

Stella

[GlendaK]

We don't usually call out our demons so boldly as you have, love. I thought this piece was brave and full of confession: "if you look into my eyes,
those are full of lies," Not many people confess though we all are liars. "There's none good. No, not one." Romans 3:10
Excellent writing!

[A.H.]

Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts. Appreciate that.

[GlendaK]

No problem-o...You say, "find the voice, acknowledge and let go of your demons"...Does that ever "really" happen? I mean, we let go of "them" but do they ever really let go of us? Just something to think about. I like your picture. Is that you? You're a cutie.

[A.H.]

That's an interesting thought. all we can is make an honest attempt, that is what matters. where there's a will, there's a way - as they say. Yes, that's the younger me in the picture :)

[GlendaK]

Awesome. Thanks for responding.

[GlendaK]

Great write, btw.

[A.H.]

Thank you GlendaK.

[Andrew John]

It's sometimes quite an awakening when we discover that beast within us - if we have so far tried to ignore it. Quite an awakening poem here, Abhilash.

[A.H.]

Thank you Andrew for the review.

[John the Baptist]

Indeed, we all have a beast inside. Some people wear it externally, too. Yes, and sometimes they run for office.

[A.H.]

Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts, John.

[Beren Ongur]

You can't escape from yourself, can you? You can't lie to yourself, believe how good you are, your past keeps haunting you.
"no matter how much we hide,
we all have a beast inside." hope we can all love that beast and forgive.
thank your for sharing

[A.H.]

That's a nice perspective. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and the review, appreciate it very!

[red93]

Quite nice, but I would really like to see a Free Verse rendition of these ideas, which are very interesting.

[A.H.]

Thank you for reading, the review and suggestion, red93. Appreciate it very!

[red93]

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[MrBlack202]

I love your poem. It's clear that we all have demons and at times we tend to reason with them.

[A.H.]

Thank you MrBlack for reading and leaving a review. Glad to hear you liked the poem..

[Samuel Dickens]

This reminds me of Popeye the sailor man's famous words, "I ams what I am". So sure--we all have a combination of angels and devils within, and the best plan is to hold back the devils as much as possible while freeing the angels. Old age has helped me with that, which is how it is supposed to be, I guess.

no matter how much we hide,
we all have a beast inside.
don't you ever yield and quit,
listen, talk and reason with it.

Now those are some wise words.

[A.H.]

Thank you Sam for those wonderful words. Glad to hear your thoughts on it. Thanks for stopping by.

[Lydia Shutter]

I'm not sure we all have demons, but if a person does, it is wise to admit it and do something about it. "Dance with your demons"...I can't remember who said that, but it is true. Good write. Lydi**

[A.H.]

Thank you Lydia for reading and sharing your thoughts on this write. Warm wishes, Abhi.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this poem reminds me so much of a story I teach to my lit students..."Child by Tiger" by THomas Wolfe...
That darkness in each of us...sometimes it stays dormant and sometimes it just explodes.
Nicely penned.
j.

[A.H.]

Thank you jacob for stopping by, reading and sharing your thoughts.