Remember

[i]Remember[/i], my demon says, and so I do
Each and every face
The horror and the pain
While the others watch
Until I scream and scream again


[i]Poor baby[/i], my demon coos
Stroking the scars,
Picking at the bandages
It's the ones you can't see
That hurt the most


[i]It's not your fault[/i],
My demon smiles
While the possibilities parade on by
All the choices I didn't make
All the paths I didn't take


[i]Let's wash these hands[/i],
As she shows me the blood
Only she and I can see
No matter how many times
I scrub them raw


There are pills for those who can get them
And booze for those who can't
Or something sharp to spill the blood
All so we can forget
But only for a while


Our demons wait patiently
For their toy to be ready
Once more to remember
Once more to regret
Once more to drink the pain


Don't listen to the demons
No power in their whispers
No pain for them to inflict
No need for them to strike
When we're willing to play their game.