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(Sometimes an inner demon can be scarier than the outer ones.)

Everyone has a demon
Lurking beneath the skin
A voice that asks for freedom
To indulge a dark-born craving

From the glutton wanting sweets
To the killer wanting blood
Everyone has a sinister voice
Whispering in their mental ear

They promise to return control
After stretching their stiff limbs
But most know this is a lie
The demons are too dangerous

Once free they will stay out
Returning only with a fight
Causing damage in their wake
That will take so long to heal

For some the voices stay
Causing lives to end and shred
Turning man into a monster
With only himself to blame

We ignore their acidic pleas
Until our wills grow weak
Then we hear the constant growl:
“Let me out!”