Demons

  Hidden deep within

the things of which 
   I swore I'd never
speak
 raise their ugly head
to be confronted
  once & for all,

only now
  I'm stronger, 
     more determined
than ever... 

 If I back down
   now,
the ghosts of my past
   will forever haunt
my path...

If I face my demons, 
    only God knows 
 the depths I'll have 
   to descend
in order to
       rise above... 

But I must
  rise above... 

I will learn
   what I must
from them

  and purge myself
of the rest... 

then, and only 
   then, will I 
lay these demons 
   to rest.