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Asking Alexandria

Poem about someone I met under difficult circumstances (in a mental institution)

By Daniel HooksPublished about a year ago 1 min read
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You say you are the devil

Is she in your eyes?

Cold like black ice

Starless skies

why did you wound yourself with all those scars

Did you make a third of the stars fall from the sky

I want to help you but they take you away

this is a prison not a hospital so you say

you said you possess people, anyone you want

I am stuck with a voice inside my head

is it yours?

I once wanted to escape to heaven

through a back door

if Love is key why can’t I free you from the curse

Love is chains which bind me, grind me down

I want to ask you if I could be your friend but I am a clown

I am the hound which guards your gates

I am Cerberus one head in the past

One in the present who waits

One in who looks to the future and doesn’t hesitate

devil woman I want you to free

but Love is only real love if we both can free?

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About the Creator

Daniel Hooks

A poet, activist and story teller who currently battles with a severe mental health problem.

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