Afraid and all alone

I stood there on that patch of grass
Afraid and all alone

I called out to my lover , come
embrace my little hurting heart
come my dear, take me away
soothe my soul,
give me hope, to pray

Demons slithered all around me
in the darkness, flickering eyes
Red with hunger, lust combined
Greed and hate, intertwined

I called my lover once again
Once more, my heart cried out
Come to me, hold me tight
Tears flowing, from my eyes
Eyebrows slanted in fright

But no one came, nothing at all
not once a word I heard back
Icy coldness filled me up
As I stood alone, all alone
on that patch of withering grass
Demons licked my feet and toes
and Bared their toothy bones..

Cuts and bruises filled me whole
timidly i stood, holding on my soul
blood leaking my veins
I stood still, staring into the darkness, aghast
A silent prayer of hope slipped my lips
Lest my lover come, atlast…

But all at once the grass withered
beneath my feet, the moistness
the moistness dried away
As I saw it, it was me all alone
now and all the way
To fend my flesh and bone and soul
with flesh and bone and soul alone
And on that day I saved myself
What was left of it, anyway

The soft spot in my heart
I can no longer feel
Emptiness, perhaps in its place
my eyes are pale
My face is stiff
My head is clear
no place for fear
I could look the demons in the eyes
And see them truly real
for what are and what they were

I thrust my sword
and slashed away
blood flowed around
Both of us bled and bled away
On the dry patch of land we fought

I could have died
But did not so
perhaps for some greater purpose or no

On the demons dying breath
I saw close into it’s eyes
I could see a bigger demon
Staring at me, with surprise.