Well, hello there Miss,
Allow me to introduce myself,
I am my master’s Hyde, the devil on her shoulder,
Basically, the fun one in the relationship.
You seem shocked,
she does play the goody-two-shoes part well,
I’ll give her that,
Although, it was my idea, you know, social pretenses and all,
We worked well…until now.
You see, she has great potential,
She has a delicious darkness within,
This stuff is of legends, it doesn’t happen often.
I get shivers of excitement when she unleashes her imagination
It is glorious, bloody, tantalizing, shocking,
but she keeps it imprisoned, never makes it real
It’s like having a blockbuster script and no movie.
Did you know they never assigned her an angel?
Nope, it has always just been lonely little me,
But they had a point, why waste resources,
On such a perfect like psychotic sweetie?
She runs from it, from me,
but you can’t hide from the abyss of your soul,
She’ll find her way eventually, I suppose,
but, you know, I do get so bored,
So I mess with her dreams and whisper things in her ear,
What? It is my job, after all,
To give her a little nudge now and then,
to help her embrace her true self,
and unleash upon mankind the horror within.
-Prachi S
“So I mess with her dreams and whisper things in her ear,” wow, loved this so much
Thank you! I got such blank looks when I read it to a few people it made me doubt it. 😀
We all have darkness within us but it’s our choices that make the difference. I love this poem… I really do, it’s relatable and well-written and the theme is really good.
Thank you so much 🙂
Ahh Hyde as the devil on the shoulder
Fabulous!
Thank you! 🙂
Its nice has some kind of rhythm. Sounds a bit morbid…
Very, very clear what you’re saying. Frightening too!
Is this to reveal someone in particular? Maybe those who heard it were just embarrassed for the female that is described. Your writing talent is evident, though.
I get it! Love the allusion to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Love the voice you have created for Hyde. I love that Hyde doesn’t take himself too seriously.
Great poem.
Not only did I get it, I enjoyed it! Perhaps others who read it don’t understand that Hyde reference or the complexity of the character.
Beyond that, I see the J/H dichotomy, with J being the one with imagination though it was Hyde’s idea for “social pretenses and all,” begging the question — two sides of one coin or dissociative disorder? Other imagery keeps pointing me in that confusing direction: “psychotic sweetness,” “help her embrace her true self.”
Also love the suggestion that J may be a goody-two-shoes but no angel, that the good is just pretense. Who of us don’t strive to present that image to the world.
There’s nothing wrong with confusion. It makes me question. And I don’t like having everything explained for me.
This poem makes me think about the creative process. It alll works together to create another image of the concept of a muse, doesn’t it?
I completely understood what you were trying to convey AND I really loved this. One of my favorites that I’ve read this year!! Fantastic work.
Gives the reader a personal experience, draws you in. Nice work!
I admire the playful and darkly twisted voice, and the title is perfect, such a little thing can have such huge consequences. A delightful conceit!
Some people just don’t know. Don’t listen to them. They figure the angel always shows up. But it’s your creation, and it was deliciously malicious! Kudos.
Poetry often lies in the un-said, in the “little nudges”, in that tone which sounds so casual but has those “shivers of excitement” when the “imagination is unleashed”.
Thank you everyone for your encouraging comments on this poem. I am very grateful. 😀
A perfect title and a beautiful poem – leaving the reader to make his own interpretation and choices…love the byplay and choice of words in a few lines. Good one, Prachi 🙂