I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. Everybody around me has always encouraged it, and I look for constructive criticism anywhere that I can find it – or anywhere that it may present itself.
Battling so-called “inner demons” and harboring negative energy has been something that, as of lately, I’ve really been struggling with. So, I took a moment to just breathe; to stop and reevaluate. I wanted my positivity back. I wanted to be able to hold onto the feeling of, “Everything is going to be just fine.” And just as the sun was setting from where I sat on my back balcony patio, I felt calm. This was the product:
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Blackened chaos,
Entangling my mind into a perpetual standstill.
I feel my inner peace,
Rising inside of me,
Rebelling,
Against the turmoil of the Monster that once,
Ripped free from the depths of a lock sealed years ago.
Grasping,
Pulling serenity into my mind,
I will overcome.
No longer will my Monster rise,
To terrorize and rip apart everything that I once,
Fought so hard for.
I’ve come too far,
To let this Monster rise again.
Too many battles have I won,
Too many wars have I prevented.
My Monster,
My Master of innovation.
Always It creates,
New ways to tempt.
“Lash out,” It croons.
“Spit venom,” It purrs.
“Hurt.” It commands.
Serenity, be with me now.
Guide my tongue,
Ease my mind into rationality.
Peace, calm my rage.
Comfort this tempest.
Pacify, relax.
I am of Harmony,
Chest rising, slowly.
Eyes blink, pausing.
Hold the breath.
Release the venom,
Expel the Ghost.
Begone, my Monster.
No longer will you rule my mind.
Serenity is mine.
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-Nien
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