The Demons that We Chase
Negative Space
Something is given
and then taken.
Once found is lost
over and over.
Pain is felt in the human body
after pressure is released.
Sensation comes after the drug is removed.
The initial cut is a release
Weakness is felt only after the blood is spilled.
Hunger comes after food is digested.
Thirst when you know the water is gone.
A lock before a key is inserted,
just a hollow space.
Midas
Beauty turns to dust
China becomes clay
Diamonds become coal
Iron turns brittle
Happiness becomes angry
Pleasure becomes pain
We dance together
You and I
One face bathed in light
The other black
as the deepest abyss
One is strong
The other clinging
to anything within reach
One creates love,
brings laughter to all she meets
The other destroys
all that is beautiful
One plays
One screams
One swims
The other drowns
Both fight to lead the song
singing in full voice
to silence the other
