seven | poems

the archer

inspired by
the archer
- taylor swift
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i've been the archer
my words shooting to kill
i aim at hearts
with precision
so cruel

i fire my arrows
my thoughts
my doubts

but i miss the mark,
the target obscured,
never hitting the bullseye

i leave scars
in the
minds of people

i carve out words
words intended
to wound
crushing one's spirit
hurting one's soul

i feed their insecurities
their monsters
their fears

chipping away bits
of my heart
with every
piercing
word

but i too
have been the prey

i too
have been wounded
by arrows of words

sharp
and unyeilding
leaving cuts
that deepen
with every jab

and marks
that linger
like memories
gone

and so
i built up my castle
the walls higher
than ever
each brick,
a memory of hurt
each stone,
a lesson learnt

i hide my heart,
my true self
from the people
i call friends

i douse my heart
in shadows
hardening it to stone
freezing it to ice

maybe one day
it'll see the light
but for now
its gone
gone
and out of sight.

a/n: um yay!!!

if there is anything i can improve on please say.
thanks!