Nociception & Nonsensical Metaphors

36 It only gets better from here!

I wasn't born in darkness.
But I created it around me.

I know what it's like to grow claws
And gouge out my own heart
As I eat the adolescent love of another
And I know what it sounds like when
Hearts of ice fall from great heights.

I've watched my best friend cry
When I couldn't cry with him.

I've been cut in two,
Sewn back together
And even with the seams stitched tightly
I've ripped myself apart again.

I've felt the bitter betrayal
of both a loved one
And myself...

...And I've forgiven...
Because that was all
that was left to do.
Dissipating darkness
Black turned blue.

So you can do as you please.
When you're ready to challenge me
I'll be ready too.

I've seen what your pretty
Teeth and nails can do

And It's true
I don't know what you have
up your sleeve....
Or chained to your ankle....
Or stabbed into your spine...
Or ticking in your stomach...
I can't know everything you've felt
And I'll never know
What it's like to be you.
But that won't matter.

And I promise...

...You can't kill me...

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There were many other titles that I considered. Titling is the one part of writing I still loathe xc. I wouldn't say the one i picked was the best one.. It just happened to be the one I settled on.
#writer
#struggles
#im not sure wut hashtags are supposed to look like..