Possessed

by Jenna Bella Oldridge   Apr 7, 2012


Whispers my name in the dark
Its hypnosis sets me in a trance
Pulls me in towards its centre
As it continues to advance

Its presence is all around me
There is no way to escape
Covers me in its cloak of darkness
As it starts to take shape

It shadows becomes more solid
A angry face begins to appear
Its eyes stare me down
And its looks fill me with fear

The real me is pushed aside
As it possesses me completely
Moves inside my body and then
Takes over so discreetly

No-one notices the transition
They believe that it is me
They do not know I am trapped
Screaming to be set free

Unaware that there is an imposter
They tell me to pull myself together
I can see them losing patients
That they at the end of their tether

So I try my best to please them
Only I keep on getting it wrong
I cannot meet their expectations
As their demands are too strong

If only they knew the truth about
The force that lives deep inside
Controlling my thoughts and actions
That has my mind tied

Tied up and completely at its mercy
Forcing me to take heed
As it makes my choices for me
Making me follow its creed

If only they knew that I was possessed
That my mind is not its own
Maybe they would actually help me
Instead of leaving to battle this force alone

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  • 12 years ago

    by Xanthe

    "Possessed"

    Great title. Really pulled me to read this piece. I was expecting a sort of 'spiritual possession' and this did not fail to deliver.

    "It shadows becomes more solid"
    it---its
    becomes should be singular because the subject (shadows) is plural.

    "A angry face begins to appear"
    a---an

    "No-one notices the transition
    They believe that it is me
    They do not know I am trapped
    Screaming to be set free"
    This part stands out for me. Shows struggle..

    "I can see them losing patients"
    patients--patience

    "If only they knew the truth about
    The force that lives deep inside
    Controlling my thoughts and actions
    That has my mind tied"
    I feel this way a lot of times.. If only they 'understand'

    "If only they knew that I was possessed
    That my mind is not its own
    Maybe they would actually help me
    Instead of leaving to battle this force alone"
    Great ending. But sometimes, there are battles we need to face alone, in order to win, so stand tall and fight :)

    Great piece 5/5 Keep writing :)

    -X

  • 12 years ago

    by Wicked Ways

    This was a fantastic dark poem. . . . its black aura reallly shows in the mysteriousness in this and I like it.

    but everyone should know they are neber alone :)

  • 12 years ago

    by Lioness

    Jen,

    I love what you do with your writes. They are always filled with emotions I can relate to and you always manage to pull me in somehow with your poetry. This poem is completely sad but I feel a darkness as well especially with the images of being possessed. The idea that our thoughts and feelings are not our own. I adored the rhyming in this poem, the flow was awesome and I was hooked until the very end. Awesome write hun

    x

  • 12 years ago

    by TJ Arizona Eagle

    You opened the door to the depth of sadness and allowed the reader to get the full emotional value..Excellent

  • 12 years ago

    by Dagmar Wilson

    Wow, that's all I can say 5/5