Thank You, O Beloved Demons

2014-10-16 20:55

O Demons that have since birth
dwelt in the pits of my stomach
and the walls of my veins,
poisoning my heartbeat
and added unnatural weight,
I thank you.

I thank you for showing me
that food when tasteless
keeps me from turning
into a paragon of gluttony,
and kills off unnecessary pleasure

O Devils that have since birth
resided in the darkest corners
of my tainted skull,
whispering distrust and malice,
and showing me the true virtue
behind fearing life itself,
I thank you.

I thank you for showing me
that after you guys made
my core rotten enough,
I had the opportunity to
turn it into a cocoon.

And from that cocoon came
my metamorphosis.

O Demons and Devils,
Fiends and Kings,
I thank you for giving birth
to the Goddess of Death
that resides in my creativity

And O Goddess of Death,
I swear that I will never
let the light reach past
my sunken eyes,
for I love you, my shadow.

O All of you Devils within me,
and also ye Demons and Fiends,
I thank you all sincerely
for staying here with me.

But the Goddess is enough now,
I don't need your chaotic schemes
to turn you into self-hatred
and that hatred into beauty,
because I'm tired of destroying good things.

Demons, Devils and Fiends -
Begone from my body,
be banished!

We've had a good run, all these years,
I won't let it all go to waste.

Even so, the Goddess is enough:
I don't need to hate myself
to create magic out of the misery
anymore.

So thank you, all of you,
now begone.