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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Demons


DEMONS
It is not enough said her dad to
Win the sports tournament
Take first place in the speech contest
You must become
The boy I wanted

It is not enough said her mother to
Graduate with honors
You must visit your dying grandmother
And fulfill the dreams I had for myself

It is not enough said her husband to
Give up your identity
You must be the managing director
Of my domain

It is not enough said her child
That you make cookies for school functions
And be a soccer mom
You must give up your life
And tend to mine

It is not enough said her minister
That you give your life to Jesus
You must teach Sunday School classes
Serve on all the committees
And organize the food bank

It is not enough “they” said
It is not enough
You are not enough
We need more of you

She became very very tired
As the demons in her head
Continued to claim her life
And dry rot her soul

One day
While sitting under a tree
These words were whispered
In her being

It is all a lie

She stood up
And began twirling around and around
While demons left
And angels sang
She kept on dancing
And
As her soul was restored
She claimed her life
                                                                                © Esther Armstrong

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