Dead Of Night

The legends say

There was an ancient demon

Who roamed the streets

In the dead of night

He scoured for maidens

Of all ages and forms

He sometimes had preferences

But left them all scorned

By fire or ice

Death or life

The physical, the tangible

The social, the residual

Some never returned

Others came back corrupted

Still others, traumatized

On the verge of self-destruction

Some fought among themselves

Pointing fingers to blame

The person responsible

For their newfound disdain

But as the years went on

Many unified

Against the demon

That scavenged through minds

It wasn’t always easy

For this demon found ways

To reincarnate, duplicate

Possess people’s fates

And the job still needs work

And other battles unfurl

But action still pushes

Forth in this world.

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