Amulet

by Rose Ann Chasman
© original 12/11/91 (revised 7/23/02)

S H A B R I R I
   B R I R I
    R I R I
     I R I
      R I
       I

You get rid of demons
by writing their names
and removing  letter after letter
until they are gone.

SHABRIR.
The demon's name.
I think it means "breaker";
"destroyer".

S H A B R I R I
   B R I R I
    R I R I
     I R I
      R I
       I

We are left with only the demonic ego.
(That, too, may be annihilated.)

I
I am an artist.
Fill in the blank:
    Occupation: Artist.
I am an artist
unfurling my victorious paintbrush
on Iwo Jima.

Remove the demons:

E X O R C I S M
  R A C I S M
  A C E I S M
  S C H I S M
     I S M
      M S
       I