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Demons Let Me Be.

Regan M. Barry

Why can’t I get through one holiday season without you knocking on my door?
I fool myself into believing that I have banished you for good,
That this year will be different.
But you’re never far from the surface,
You lay in wait for your opportunity.
You take advantage of my physical exhaustion this time of year.
My weakness is your strength.
The holidays are fertile ground for you.
You feed on memories, of times that can be no more,
Of loved ones gone.
The cold, bleak days of December are your accomplices.
The weather mirrors the desolation I feel inside.
The emptiness if filled by self doubt and fear.
Self doubt that I don’t belong here.
Fear that I won’t be able to escape from you.
Fear that you are going to take root and settle in my soul for good.

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