Oppression

Entangled in a ghost

Becoming a demon

Knowing I'm not even a memory

Pain negating reason

I stay in bed

And lament

Restrained by an iron embrace

That longs to torment

It keeps me smothered

Eyes a pitch abyss

Light up when I cry

Cradling me in a fantasy I miss

When I find the strength

I crawl away

Get dressed & look in the mirror

Its reflection taking mine for another day

Hideous

Aware It's a mask

Becoming me

Emancipation an impossible task

More than skin deep

Within, It roams

Filling every inch

Making me Its home

It watches me eat

Taking my appetite

Devouring me with Its hunger

My misery Its delight

I diminish

As I give It power

Wondering as the seconds spill

If this will be my final hour

I don't need a priest

Much less an exorcist

Just release

A mass exodus

Still, I pray

For the resolve

To take action

Before I dissolve

As the state of oppression

From this depression

Turns into full possession

At my soul's regression

Artwork by Luis Royo