The family lineage
is a tomb
containing all the sins and regrets
from before you were even born
every uncomfortable silence
still lingers
every locked door
still remembers
the unhappy truths
hiding behind them
every shadow
still whispers
with undying malice
You remember
the insults hurled
the fists thrown in rage
the guilt that pollutes the air
the resentment and self-hatred
violent and grotesque thoughts
that made you feel less human
the invisible scars
left on your heart
All the horrors
that came before
are passed on
to you
and you must bear the burden
of carrying them
for the rest of your life
You can't rinse out the blood
that's tattooed in your veins
or rewrite the code of your DNA
you can't bury the ghosts
or hide from the demons
that still manifest
through your name
You can only choose
how to reshape it
into your own image
to pass it on
or end the cycle
Will you hand it down in chains
or sharpen it into blades?
will you kiss with your knuckles
or embrace to heal the wounds?
will you scream violence
or serenade the past to sleep?
You can
break the shackles
or polish them clean
stretch the chain
or melt the machine
heal the the scars
or open them wider
you are not the origin
but you are the architect
of what comes next
It's not about forgetting the past
it's about refusing to become its echo
growing beyond your pain
so you don't become like the ones
that set the hurt into motion
YOU ARE READING
Monochrome Rainbow [✔️Completed]
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