The Cage

It was an unrepentant day
The sky was dark and I listened to the rain
Pounding down drip by drip
Falling to the ground like drops of blood
Each one hit like a bomb in my ears
War drums on the front lines for my life
I couldn't imagine the world I had made
Where I handed over my power to the goblins
The ones who once hung on my wall like trophies
Ready to devour me on command
I held them at bay for just the right day
Using them only when the time was right
Knowing when they came I would be lost to daylight
The bridge was burned and the chains erased
I wanted nothing with them when I saw the fright
Hurt endangering the one that I loved
So there they were lift
Hung by the neck the noose collecting dust
The silence increased as they withered
Voices which cried to rip my enemies apart grew faint
Yet when the rage turned red with white hot heat
I turned back to notice they were much more than pillars of salt
Filled with the power of the past
The forms grew ever so much more than shadows
Now the cage was formed
Hanging their avatars on my belt to remind me what I left in the past
My power to steal kill and destroy all that stood against my intent
Tugging on my chest like the pain from heartbreak
Tools are what they became
Used in times of trial
Brought to life by the curses of my mouth
They lay in wait ready to be cast when the time is right
I am not my monsters but they do become me
Stare at the face of the fearsome and a haunting image glares back
It was me on the wall for all those years
I am still the murderer underneath the covers of my indulgent life