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Satanic Temptations

Out of breath, I keep on running,

As fast as I can, my heart still longing

To turn around and face the fears

That I've run away from for all these years,

But my cowardly mind won't let me.

I've grown up, true,

But my past still haunts me.

Like a burglar in the night

It creeps up behind me.

Slowly, but surely,

It's taking over me,

And I'm too weak to fight this monstrosity.

It haunts me like a demon,

It's possessing me.

This horrible past filled with memories

Of the times I was crushed,

Hurt and used

The people who were close to me turned and abused

Their power against my weakness

And threw me on the floor,

But evidently came back wanting more.

Their cries of hunger,

These ravenous wolves –

Anticipating my pain,

But they did not know

How I felt inside –

I didn't want to go on

I couldn't take it;

This had happened for far too long.

So betrayed and deserted

My arm became marked

At the time of depression

When even day seemed dark.

My 'friends' tried to help me –

The same critiques,

The ones who forced me to that stage

And made life seem so bleak.

But now as I see my past crashing over me

Like a hurricane in august,

I relive the horrors,

The temptation and distrust.

And not again, no...never again

Will I be forced into that situation.

So with all my might, I spin around

And face this satanic temptation.

Poetry by lexie
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Written on 2008-02-19 at 02:36