The Devil Inside
There is a devil that lives inside me A devil that only I can see It haunts my thoughts reminding me Of what I can't seem to be I hide, I run and I work the best course Knowing not its source I blame my parents, friends and choices Anything to quiet noises I run rather afar then grow bored still Unable to find the will Trying to plod along like so many before Comes as such a chore I fight back, work and find success anew Satisfying all but you To give up and float often seems rather nice A grave danger in that vice So I carefully plod along in secrets light In this life's eternal fight Hiding in plain sight is what I must do From all but just a few Until I find the true success ever more And earn a rest in store In time I see the world as it really truly is And finally get to the gist That nobody gets to walk this life alone With no devil known As peace begins to fill my battered soul I drink far past full I feel fat, happy, warm and without worry In life's not final story