This is a the first in a series of poems I'm writing. This one takes place somewhere before season 4, where Tara first sees Willow, maybe at Sunnydale High, or maybe in college, take your pick. This poem also contains a spoiler about Tara's "demon" that she thinks she has, which I think would be a hard thing for her to deal with.The poems will be told in the first person by both girls as time goes along, so there will be some by Willow too. This is my very first poem so I'd love some feedback! It has a lot of angst in it, but I do intend to have the girls end up together at the end of the poems and live happily ever after.
Disclaimer:I don't own these characters - they are property of Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy.
The Demon Inside
The sun is my setting heart,
bleeding its redness,
seeping it over the once-blue mountains
where my demon lives
pulsing, throbbing,
waiting for a chance to come out of my nightmares and attack.
I breathe, but just barely,
I feel the wind on my face
sweeping inside, ever inside,
to the tight, hard rock of Golgotha which is my soul.
The evil that will come out of me someday
will run, scream, speak another language
which I won't undestand.
I hang my head from the ever-watching stars.
I try to speak my shame away but fail.
But here you come,
an angel in green,
which side of me will you see?
Is the fire within me when I look at you
the orange flickering of my secret devil,
or the soaring warmth of flaming passion
that only you can bring?
Warmth, the fiery color of your hair,
can I run my fingers through it,
can I dream in your arms, my Willow?
Glance towards me,
brush against my hand,
we could bury my dragon forever with a spark.
