We're no longer quite like ourselves. I've watched from the depths of my mind, the slow passing of time. We learn to live in spite of ourselves. I no longer see my own reflection, we crawl in separate directions. I've seen this fire dim and catch light. Scattering my thoughts through the smoke. Wish I … Continue reading Chest Compressions
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Devil I Know
I've been beating my head against walls of dirt. What was supposed to be a grave becomes a home. I learned how to build it under shame and self-hatred. I traded away all my light for false approval. To say I beat the odds, against it all. But winning never felt like winning. I … Continue reading Devil I Know
Trauma Cycle
I used to wonder what it felt like to feel a part of. I gave myself every chance to fail and I blamed myself for all of it. Because that's what I learned. That's the lesson that you taught. A swift hand, broken again. Words that sliced like knives. What I can't understand is the … Continue reading Trauma Cycle
Harm & Effect
You are the dark cloud over my past, present, and future. Not a real man, just a spineless pretender. An ego-maniacal maggot, toxic scum of the earth. One who lays fists to your own blood. Heaving words like spears. You stole all that was good, ripped away innocence. Stripped me of my dignity, all those … Continue reading Harm & Effect
I am Oblivion
I can feel you here. Breaching through my thoughts, crawling in my veins. When every day's the same. I'm tied up, hanging by a thread. Keep pulling me apart, make me unravel. Bathe me in the fire that has consumed my heart. I am spun out. I am wrung out. Waiting for the sun to … Continue reading I am Oblivion
Redline
Down the poison, lick the wounds. I am a ghost, one you will meet soon. It's a new dawn. Where you're the beginning and I'm the end. Kiss the ground because this is the dirt that will bury you. You drove a spike through my family. Burn all the pictures, I've never been more free. … Continue reading Redline
