Stanzas: Monthly Chapbooks October 2014: Halloween | Page 16

Strong Enough
Sadbh Farrelly
Alone with my thoughts, I tremble,
Well aware of what lurks in the depths of my mind:
Mangled creatures starved of light
Waiting for their chance to bite
At anything unfortunate enough to cross their path.
As everything good struggles forward,
Struggling to maintain their hold on power,
Ever aware that the dark creatures lurch forward,
Grabbing wildly for control and gaining it occasionally,
Enabling them to temporarily wreak havoc on my life.
But it will end, of that I am certain.
The good will strive towards the light
Forcing the monsters back to the abyss
Leaving me to repair the damage and hope,
Hope that next time I am stronger,
Strong enough to keep control.

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