Inner demon,outer angel

A challenge poem

Inner Demon, Outer Angel

I look deep into your truthful eye

Subject myself to another lie

Condemn my evening to your delight 

Smile sharply otherwise in spite 

Inner demon longing to be freed 

Angelic outlook being deceived 

Biting tongue to their socialist views

so myself I must amuse . . 

 I detest the man who requested my presence 

Along with his irritating wife his excrescence

I wish for them to be slowly skinned 

carved and quartered I remove each section

the order chosen by my own election 

Hanging and swaying their bodies held by vine

Mutilation precise and so divine 

Their skin detached from a body of greed

Their souls now mine to teach and be freed

“look upon yourselves you rapacious angels”

The eyes terrified windows to the soul

lesson taught completion of my goal 

The outer angel slowly cracks as teeth do grind

 My doll like exterior a barrier to my mind

but their relentless lies personify the reasons I hate

“money rules the world” Feelings I truly segregate 

So my fist clenched in anger my demon released

the angel they saw before them now deceased

money rules the world are you taking the piss?

Your virtuous views I must dismiss

what of love or friendship giving in to lust

not delegating on which bank to trust 

I can’t stand your one tracked mind

your thirst for money 

you’re gluttons to wealth

Bees collecting honey 

I must excuse myself your wasting my time

My words were a gun and I blew out their mind

Author's Note

A poem written for a friend who requested that I write about attending a banquet where the hosts really aggravate me
Let me know what you think please be honest as always

Reviews

[Shelby]

"My words were a gun and I blew out their mind"

Genius! How true these sentiments are. You are a master of words and I, as always, took great enjoyment from your scathing work. How often have I felt the same scorn for those money machines, caring only for their own wealth! And, as you so poetically put it, we all must keep our demons hidden and put on angel faces so as not to disrupt the order of the world. It's not fair, is it? Please, give reign to your demon and give them the what-for. It would serve them right.

By the way, your work always evokes such strong agreement, or at least a strong reaction, from me. I must commend you on this. It's not easy to get my ideas flowing outside of my head, so your quite talented that way. You spark emotion in people, which is a gift. Thank you for allowing me to share in your opinion. I always enjoy your work.

[Dilan Gray]

I really like this poem. You presented lots of powerful images and you had a great ending! I loved the last line! This was such a great poem!

[John Jackson (El Juero)]

This is darker than a hearse. I had visions of Jack the Ripper and Hannibal Lecter for a bit. Hard to detach from the money machine...take out two, and four more pop up. Well thought out.

[poems with feeling]

two words fuking azaming

[Deactivated_BurningDemo..]

I loved it all. Especially the last line. Can't wait for more.

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

A good read loved the flow it had a beat to it

[Stef Outsiders]

this is really pretty good, dark and tense... love your work!

[Katie]

How very murderous of you. Reminds me of a friend of mine...
I think a few of the lines broke up the flow a little bit, but by the time I got to the next line I could hardly care that it had been broken, so I didn't bother to take a note of which ones didn't quite fit right. It takes a certain talent to make me not care about that, so Excellent work. This is a fantastic poem.

[Apathy To Empathy]

I love the last line! Very well written, as always!

[Breadrun]

Nice poem and I think it could be interpreted to mean several things, personally I was thinking about the banks and the s**t they have got us into, but as i said it could mean a number of things

[Arabdha]

the hatred and the exasperation are so tactfully potrayed..can quite relate to it..the are times when you want to walk away but have to smile and stay back..your ending would really blow out there minds..lol.. definitely one of your best till date..going to my library..!