The Demon and the Writer (Without Warning)

21 August 2021 Saturday Poetry Prompt: painting the fear

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A little boy
lost in his head,
another flicker of light
overhead again,
and he’s frozen again,
lost in time again,
and a figure
comes out
and not all
is forgiven.
The demon
or something
does his way
without warning.

A man comes out
of a writer’s grave
looking for words of wisdom
looking for more pain
looking for sorrow
for encouragement
for his art
which is dark
so sublime
to his heart
he cuts his mind
to leave his mark
then he heads out
into the night
to find more phrase.