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