Possessed

It sneaked into place with quiet moves,

And set up shop in folds and grooves,

Then went about bodily control seizing.

The first I knew was fits of sneezing.

From there it brought sniffling and wheezing,

Heated my brow, although I was freezing,

Sapped my strength, left muscles limp,

Weak, hollow shell, shivering wimp.

Mother of coughs supplanted fever, chills gone,

Gut wrenching tear of muscle from rib bone,

Involuntary spasmodic contractions insane,

A trembling fetal ball paralyzed with pain.

Demon repeatedly ripped, extracted cries

‘Til my fingers found and gouged his eyes,

Uninvited rampage halted, biting ceased,

Found wondrous relief, new life leased.

Under control, though he squirm and seeth,

I could co-exist with carnivorous teeth,

Held the writhing devil for hours so pinned,

‘Til my abdomen began to heal and mend.

So if you find yourself on the receiving end

Of a demon whom your abs would rend,

Find his vulnerability, press steady and tight,

And think dispossession with all your might.