“ Single Key“

Ron Kinard © 2006

Subhuman entity

Existing within a dungeon

Chained to a wall

Buried

In the bowels of

My subconscious

Locked away for

Eternity

It attempts escape

Whenever no one is looking

Almost forgotten

It rears its evil head

Whenever temptation or

Opportunity

Presents it’s self

Like a cancer, it festers

Growing inside

Until it breaks its bonds

Trained in mortal combat

Time on the streets

It hardened it’s self

Void of emotion

Existing only to survive

Doing anything within its ability

To do so

Capable of violence and destruction

Mayhem, torture and cruelty

It has the capability to kill

In the blink of an eye

Very few know of, or

Have seen this creature

The ones that have, thank God

Are no longer here

To bear witness to

The atrocities endured with

This monster unleashed

You see before you

A hollow shell, void of emotion

Lacking a heart

Rotting away from the inside out

A bottomless pit of

Darkness and despair

Its only purpose is to

Imprison the beast held captive within

Preventing its escape

You’ve awakened something else

Something long lost and

Equally forgotten

A piece of what’s left of

My heart

Buried deep, along with the beast

The last piece of hope left to

Restrain and keep it in check

The last bit of light remaining

Illuminating one of the Darkest Corners

Of Hell on Earth

It’s amazing to

Actually feel again

The morbidity of life has

Regained some of its appeal

With you, there remains

A small spark of hope

To survive one more day

To go out of my way

To do anything possible

To keep the Demon in check

And to be able to pray

For the possibility of

Brining a shred of happiness

Into your life

Because of all the happiness

You bring me

Maybe I made a mistake

A fatal mistake

Releasing the only key left

That fits the lock

Holding this inhumane Darkness

In its place

But, as for now

You hold this single key