the hounds of hell aren't so scary when you know they are guarding you

in darkness
I am reborn
my soul
​is illuminated in fire

in the dark
I am safe
I see the eyes watching me
there is a comfort in knowing
that they aren't hiding anymore
and neither am I 

I talked too much today
and it all seemed trite
communicating the old fashioned way
when I telepathically communicate
with ghosts, demons
and other worldly beings

we sit on etherial steps
that we don't bother to climb

knowing your true self 
isn't about escaping
it isn't about taking away the pain

it's about sorting through 
all you have discarded 
to find the answers

the gods and goddesses
knock at my door
I answer in the night
when my mind is quiet
and the truth can be revealed

the hounds of hell aren't so scary
when you know
they are guarding you

I saw one hound standing at my altar
sniffing flowers
playing with the ghost
of a little boy

while my demons danced
in the background
I couldn't help thinking
how much of my life I wasted
being a martyr
a victim

all my joy had been hiding
in old wounds
I just needed to look

there is a whole world
in what you hide
welcome it 
and you will be surprised

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