I created a monster
A monster straight from Hell
I've got nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
I'm trapped inside my brain
And I'm tortured with so much pain
Dark deceptive thoughts are unleashed
Night and day
No stopping
Not even a second
I am never free
The darkness is cold
Chilled and yet comforting
Something about this pain is relieving
I guess reality is too much
The monster inside
Born from within
To protect me from what is
By showing me what isn't
And somehow it makes life bearable
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Author:
H. Lanayru (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Sometimes the pain reality gives me is comforted by the darkness of sleep. However, I am plagued with dreams full of terror every night. Somehow, though, it's not nearly as bad as reality. I also suffer from mental illness. I tend to put myself in a bad mood with delusions and dark thoughts, but only in effort to comfort myself. Sometimes I live in my own fantasy. It comes to life when I go to sleep. The darkness of sleep is so comfortable....
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WELCOME HYLIAN - Thanks for a very powerful first poem straight from your own inner mind. "Personal Experience" poems are very challenging. The "free verse" structure and style (one continuous stanza) of the poem is perfect for the subject because it pours in a steady flow from your mind. I am sure you found it cathartic ! Thanks for having the courage to share - BRIAN
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