Demon Inside

Will you love the demon
inside me? I know there is a darkness
in my soul that sinks down into the abyss,
and my heart beats callously.

I cannot pretend to be an angel,
I don't aspire for Sainthood,
I never have presumed that I was good,
and never sought to be better than this.

Will you tremble at the sight of me?
Revile within the truth of me,
do I repulse you so?

Or might you glimpse something
beyond all the insanity,
can you see past the nightmares
of my dreams?

Understand I am not seeking
to be saved, I don't want to be led
astray from my twisted path.

Don't come to me if you believe
you can purify my soul,
but I want your willingness
to dare to enter the labyrinth with me.

We could learn to destroy each
other beautifully, we will not live
in petty lies, and falsetto hopes.

Our lives may derail in time,
but they will be entirely ours,
the wreckage of truth which
refuses to be denied.

Do you have enough
faith in yourself to risk
all your safety ground,
for the perilous position
of my love?