Alone Among The Monsters
By Mantrid Brizon
(08/20/2020)
Alone I sit in this dank pit,
But it wasn’t always so,
Long ago I once belonged,
But with age came awareness,
And with awareness came neglect,
From those whom I never truly belonged,
And with the passage of time,
It has become immemorial,
As all I see is the black abyss,
But I am not alone,
I am surrounded by the monsters,
The vicious beasts of the wood,
Who lurk in the dark,
They embrace me with clawed hands,
I look back and see their smiles,
Glistening needles beneath crimson stones,
And though they smile and whisper sweet words,
I know that I shouldn’t trust them,
And so I feign my comfort,
Because I am no longer welcome amongst you,
I walk between the worlds of angels and demons,
And only the monsters seek to befriend me,
Lo, I cavort with the beasts,
Though I’d rather not,
Until I feel welcomed by you,
I remain forsaken,
Will I forever be alone among the monsters?
It is a long road, you can always see both the good, and the bad in everyone.
But don't let it shut off your ability to see the good.
when this world is often filled with so many Monsters.
as well as someone who fights the darkness each day.
fight the good fight, and know you are never alone in this day and age.
if I must submit critique, I'd say you can definitely work on the writing style. If you see any of my poems (I do find rhyming too restrictive for my style), you'll see that all my poems have a deliberate tone, and a specific meter (it varies per verse depending on what form best expresses the poem's tone) that allows me to give off an impression of deliberance (it's my favourite free-verse tone per my personality :p)