Just Me

[totsakanth]

Me

There is a box and locked within
A demon, grim and fell
A box of bone and pallid skin
A box come straight from Hell

And for the lock there is a key
A key of fire and pain
The prisoned demon calls to me
And calls, again, again

The demon begs release denied
I dare not touch the key
That howling terror locked inside
That demon - it is me!

[PrinceMyshkin]

Very graceful and deft! One has encountered this demon and/or his/her brothers and sisters somewhat too often, perhaps. He calls himself a "demon" but I suspect he is somewhat proud of that name or alleged nature.

[YesNo]

Nice sound to this! I enjoyed the way you handled the meter generously sprinkling it with rhyme.

The tension between "me" and the "demon" who is also "me" is interesting.

[Bar22do]

Charming, simple and well said! Thank you! Best wishes from Bar

[moonbird]

Simple but powerful. I like your rhyme scheme. And I don't know about you guys, but for some reason I felt like I was reading faster and faster before coming to an abrupt halt at the end. I like it!

[dyne7]

Because of your subject matter, i consider it a MUST to incorporate some more images. It flows well, but i need more of the senses to be invoked to make it more memorable. great concept however.