The Demons Within | Yaminnie Chandrra | Poetry

Undoubtedly, Yaminnie Chandrra's "The Demons Within" is a recast of Elizabeth George Speare's words, the demons that make a person afraid are the hard

Undoubtedly, Yaminnie Chandrra's "The Demons Within" is a recast of Elizabeth George Speare's words, as she empirically portrays, "the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out."

The Demons Within 

The demons are within

snarling, ferocious, ready to attack!

They dwell in the darkness

deep within his soul, black.

There is a forest of weeds

from memories past.

The collective experiences 

of his forefathers amassed.

The demons within him

are sniffing for a fight.

They’re grinding their teeth

ready for bloodsport infinite.

I can already see 

I have no chance of any kind.

Soon, the carcasses of reason

will be all that’s left behind.

The demons within

will not let the light in.

In these dark forests

only the beast will win.

My tears taste like blood to him

he is thirsty for more, he claws. 

I try to win him with love

but he eats my heart raw.

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Yaminnie Chandrra is a poet in London. In her previous life, she was an independent and carefree Graphic designer in Delhi. She has had an accelerated learning in the game of life; learning all about love, caring for an elderly person, abuse, losing it all, standing up for herself and starting over.

She wrote her first poem at the age of eleven and has delved into the lyrical world every now and then. Yaminnie writes in English as well as Hindi. 

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