I was walking home from school on a cold winter day Took a shortcut through the woods and I lost my way It was getting late and I was scared and alone Then a mean old man took my hand and led me home Mama couldn't see him but he was standing there I knew in my heart he was answer to my nightmares Oh I believe there are demons among us Sent up to us from somewhere down below They come to you and me to create our darkest hours To show us how to die To teach us how to take To guide us with the darkness of hate Life had troubled times Had me down on my knees There's always been someone to come along and frighten me A harsh word from a stranger to take my self esteem A phone call from a collector just to say where is my cash Ain't it kinda funny at the dark end of the road Someone blocks the way with just a single word of doubt Oh I believe there are demons among us Sent up to us from somewhere down below They come to you and me To create our darkest hours Show us how to die Teach us how to take To guide us with the darkness of hate To guide us with the darkness of hate
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Posted: Oct 2014
About this poem:
Parody of Angels Among Us by Alabama. Reminds me of quite a few people I have encountered in my life.
Hi, mcradloff, There are some people among us who do demonic things, for sure. Although their deeds are things the world could do without, they do provide for us a greater appreciation of those angels in our midst. Thanks for sharing your poetic awareness of the Demons Among Us. Thankfully, there are a lot more angels.
bungallow55Lakeland, Florida USAOct 26, 2014
I'm not familiar with Alabama's song
yours is a good one
mimzy333unknown, Washington USAOct 26, 2014
so very much truth in this and the bad dose seem to out weigh the good the majority of the time, when good things happen the bad follows and it all balances out in the end.
gnj4u, thanks for your comment. Now that Halloween is gone and the Thanksgiving and Christmas season has started, I can start to see the angels in all of us. The trick is to look for the good.
mimzy333, thanks for your comment. There seems to be good and bad that happen. I went to my parents and the good was the kids and giving them candy and having them enjoy my carved pumpkins. The bad was having my great niece and nephew crowd me out of giving candy and dad yelling at me to turn off the light with only two minutes left.
lovecanberealSydney, New South Wales AustraliaAug 26, 2017
A very dark poem indeed mcradloff. To be sure there some very "bad eggs" in the world... Luckily though, most people on CS are very nice, however...
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There are some people among us who do demonic things, for sure. Although their deeds are things the world could do without, they do provide for us a greater appreciation of those angels in our midst. Thanks for sharing your poetic awareness of the Demons Among Us. Thankfully, there are a lot more angels.
yours is a good one