Little Not Demon

I love you
little not demon
small voice
in my head, you are safe
I used to think you vicious
because, well
you used to be
you used to wail
I could not make you stop
you used to scream
I could not make it stop
but you
you, this voice
this
little not demon
you are me
and I think, you are me when I was small
you were afraid, I understand now
you still wail
sometimes, but I hold you now
you still scream
sometimes, but I whisper now
y o u . a r e . s a f e
y o u . a r e . l o v e d
I do not silence you
I let you cry
when you need to
but mostly
you are quiet
because you are fed and you are heard and mostly
you are asleep
and in this stillness, there is joy
because now
my little not demon
I can finally hear myself think