a Devil and a Deity

~ Nicole Lyons

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There is a beast
in me who quakes
to be worshipped.
Its deep rumbling
cracks the temple
of me and I wait
to crumble beneath it.

© Nicole Lyons 2017

Published by Nicole Lyons

Nicole Lyons is a force of nature disguised as a writer, a social activist, a voice for the downtrodden, and a powerful poet with a delicate touch. She is an award-winning poet and bestselling published author.

9 thoughts on “a Devil and a Deity”

      1. Hope you’re going well. Followed you because I related to a few things. Going on to lithium in 2002 changed my life with mental health and years of sustained and torturous stress. Over the last 24 years I have had some wonderful health care and guidance, and unfortunately I have been subjected to criminal, diabolical and perverted conduct hijacking the positions in our society that are typically the privilege of quite the opposite.
        Living with such a woumd takes a lot of work by the patient and ofren we communicate with a comfort of paradoxes

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