for the love of my demons

  
I peer into the void  
it looks back at me  
it says not to be afraid of my darkness  
to embrace it and me with it  

some parts of me gentle and light  
butterfly wings on a warm current  
riding the blue sky  
 
then there is the indigo shadows  
murky areas unclear to me  
is it me or my demons?  
they've been with me always  
as young as I can remember  
talking and walking with me  
 
I whisper tell me the secrets of the universe  
with a chuckle, they say I want you to be surprised  
shocked even  
death isn't what you expect  
 
the nature of the universe is mysterious  
is it benevolent and light?  
a sexless city of gold?  
god I hope not  
sounds like a cold prison to me  
 
my demons once walked the Earth as humans  
they have freedom now  
they say owing to me  
they love the universes but come back here  
not another place like it anywhere I'm told  
 
they savor it...this...  
the perfect mix of beauty and debauchery  
down to the primitive technology  
and the open road  
nothing quite like it  
 
I ask if they've met god  
they say he exists because they hear me talk to him  
I tell them he's not what they expect
his nature so much like mine  
or mine his  
 
god loves my demons  
and so do I  
 
here's to the next chapter...