Demons

This is my tribute to the great Robin Williams and the millions that suffer from depression and loneliness. I know because I do too. You are not alone please remember that.

If you feel like harming yourself please reach out you are loved and wanted or call 1-800-273-talk to the National
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Demons

These demons I fight I know

are for real from the scars on

my heart to the pain that won’t

heal I lay in my bed and try to
sleep but at night I lay awake

for the bad ones have taken all

of my dreams to forsake my

fate has been sealed and with

God's help I tried but my world

is now over as it fell fast to their

side I fought hard with the courage

of his only son but at the end of

the battle, I was still just only one

my entire life has been nothing
but one day in hell so because of it

meaning nothing to me the faster I

fell I fought back for my freedom

and for the last of my sons the

addiction I beat easy and for
Ryder well it’s still on all those

friends I have taken with me into

my heart you have taught me that

humanity deserves a new start so

please do not worry for me for I

will never really be gone all of the

poems that I have written for you
well they carry on I hope when you

read them and that tear starts to

call you know what? It's okay to

remember me so please let them

all fall for people like me that are

hurting from inside we were born

into darkness without the light
inside so we hide our deep down

sadness from those that we love as

we could never be treated by any
doctors glove all the smiles that

we share and laughs that we
hand out well that is only just a

mask for our loneliness while we

look for a way out, we still love

our left children and blame is theirs

not but we tried all the choices and

believe me, we fought. so if the

darkness does not find you, please

don't be quick to cast out be thankful

my friend that it missed you no doubt
my friend Robin Williams fought with

demons and he fought a good fight

but he lost his long battle to dark
for him, there was no light so I will say

thank you to Robin for all the great

laughs you have been a light in our

battle as we walk down the same path

I personally still mourn you as my

demons may win but as the gates of

heaven open I will scream as loud

as I can "Nano Nano" as I walk on in

Poet Richard M Knittle Jr.

A Poet's Journey