I am constantly spiraling down, into a pit of despair, I am never happy.
I am a puppet of the monster, he keeps me, I will surely never be free.
But I can’t find the way out of the spiral, then I am back into the room.
But the only thing in the room is one word painted along the wall, Pain.
Then a new creature appears, but not of evil. ‘Rid yourself of Hatred.’
‘I try! But everywhere I go, each thing I do, the monster can see!’
‘Then you do not try hard enough. For the answer is easy to see.’
‘Then tell me!’ I beg. He responds, ‘Simply forget the problems, you will then be happy.’
I try, I forget the pain, the nights I spent crying, the nights I plead to be rid of hatred.
Then I realize how petty the problems were. I finally feel free.
The Demon returns, ‘What is this? What happened to the hatred, the loss, the pain?’
I leave the empty room, blue skies, green grass is all I see.
I finally am free of pain. All I am is happy.
We all need to rid the demon to be free, and to rid ourselves of hatred.
Artist: Mai E.
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