{"sf1_id":1356180,"sf2_id":"AnKaaaoe","title":"The Beast Within","author":"Mantrid_Brizon","words":134,"posted_at":"2018-08-01T04:27:00.000Z","tags":["Abstract","Depression","Poem","Poetry","Sad","Sorrow","free verse"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1356180-the-beast-within","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/AnKaaaoe","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/1b/7c/1b7c747f-9d93-4b97-af29-27b4abd0ba03","description":"#13 of Poetry\n\nA free verse poem in the abstract about what life with depression can be like. Apologies to anyone in advance if this acts as a trigger.","content":"The Beast Within\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe beast hunts those whom he may devour,\n\nBut he does not feast upon the flesh,\n\nHe finds you when you least expect it,\n\nRipping your spirit from your chest,\n\nYour shell crumbles over the hollow core,\n\nThe void within swallowing you whole,\n\nWhy do you feel alone when with loved ones?\n\nWhy do you not feel loved when they say that they care?\n\nIt is the beast who crawls within you,\n\nHe makes himself a home in the void,\n\nLogic no longer eases the pain,\n\nNor do fond memories of days past,\n\nAll is devoured by the shadow,\n\nAnd when the beast tires of you he will depart,\n\n\"Please stay near and keep him at bay\" you ask,\n\n\"At least until I find the glue and repair my façade.\"\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Poetry","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1356179-tiny-candles.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1356181-allure.json"}}