demons by Peter Christopher June, 1999

Meeting you
has brought me closer to
the parts of me I've tried to run from.

You're not some girl who wants to be lied to
You're not some girl I can easily leave
I can't hold my breath until I say goodbye to you.

Maybe the reason 
I still have these demons
is because they're the worst ones of all?
Do you think you can risk
touching the demons in you
which mine infuriate?

I don't even know
how deep they go
Or if there's level ground.