The Devil’s Courthouse
The devil’s lips
Curled up in a snarl
Baring teeth at me
In his court
Balancing hind legged
on black hooves
Gesticulating..
Laughing.
At me,
Me!
How fitting.
Will I ever stop hiding
Can I?
I put myself out there and I..
I start down low
The loneliness
Slowly rising until I’m choking
Gasping, grasping
at anything within reach..
Clawing my way back
To that.
To the thing before
Before this got weird.
Eyes averted
Eyes wide
and before you know it
They’re gone
Running
Have you been limiting yourself?
Don’t do that.
Why do you demand
That people see you all the time?!
Stop punishing everyone
For it
For trying
Don’t mouth off and then contemplate.