2010- Collection of Poetry Describes Dark Visions and Despair but Ends with Message of Hope
Dancing with Demons
is released by author Miguel Garcia
In this new release, Miguel Garcia presents a collection of poetry about his struggle with dark and terrible visions. Dancing with Demons is a testimony to one man’s courageous battle with the dark side and how faith in a higher power can conquer evil.
In and out of trouble since the age of fifteen, much of Miguel Garcia’s teenage years were spent in hospitals, and even prison. After he was released he worked and went to school, trying to make up for lost time, vainly searching for a feeling of normalcy. In his late twenties this became very difficult as he began struggling with hallucinations and violent behavior. Soon strange visions and unpredictable actions began to take over his life and he began what seemed like a personal quest for self destruction. During these tumultuous years, writing poetry and working on Dancing with Demons has been Garcia’s only solace, bringing him peace from the realization that he is finally doing something positive for himself and others.
While much of Garcia’s poetry is filled with dark and intense images and laced with pain and suffering, the last part of the collection is hopeful as he turns toward a higher power and refuses to let the darkness overtake him. Through his poems Garcia wants to encourage readers to have faith in God and believe that a person can overcome any experience and live a confident and fulfilling life.
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Dancing with Demons
Miguel Garcia
Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 978-160844-952-8
92 pages
US
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I had been writing in a journal since I was very young, probably about twenty years ago. I am now thirty- three. It was not until a year or so ago that a close friend of mine asked to take a peek at my private works. When I saw the tears in her eyes I began to show my poems to those closest to me, for fear of being mocked. The more open I became, the more positive reinforcement I received to push myself and work on getting my collections published. It has been a very difficult and frustrating process, and I hope that all these years of writing will pay off and I can finally feel like I have achieved something in my life. I have had God by my side at all times, and I know He will always be there; waiting for me to ask Him for guidance and strength. It is when I am ignorant and I am determined to self destruct that I am surrounded by evil. There are forces that surround us that we cannot comprehend. We can ride the waves of darkness until there is nothing left for us to live, or we can believe that we will prosper through our faith in God. I have done both with such consistency that I find myself in limbo. I have chosen to dance with my demons; because I believe in my heart that I could never defeat them in the end unless I have learned their ways. There will come a time when I shall have to face my worst fears. I am not sure what happens after we die, and that is terribly frightening. This is an anthology of my battles within my conscience that determine the decisions I make, whether they be good or bad. Again, I hope this can touch a few people so that when I face my judgment I may be redeemed for the sins I have committed.
