A WHISPER SOFT, A SERPENT'S HISS,
IT COILS WITHIN, A BITTER KISS.
DOUBT, THE DEMON, SLY AND DEEP,
WHILE REASON WAKES, IT LULLS TO SLEEP.
IT TWISTS THE TRUTH, DISTORTS THE LIGHT,
AND PAINTS THE DAY IN SHADES OF NIGHT.
A SHADOW CLINGING TO THE SOUL,
IT STEALS THE STRENGTH, ASSERTS CONTROL.
EACH STEP UNSURE, EACH THOUGHT UNCLEAR,
A CONSTANT BATTLE, FUELED BY FEAR.
IT FEEDS ON PAST MISTAKES UNTOLD,
AND MAKES THE FUTURE TURN TO COLD.
IT BUILDS UP WALLS WHERE NONE SHOULD BE,
AND BLINDS THE EYES, SO WE CAN'T SEE
THE PATH AHEAD, THE COURAGE TRUE,
THE STRENGTH WITHIN, TO SEE THINGS THROUGH. POEM NAME " THE INNER DEMON WITHIN ME"--- ONE ABOVE ALL