You're malignant
a terminal cancer
planted in my brain
using my own insecurities against me
I try to cut you out
but you refuse to die
because you're already inside me
polluting every inch of my being
You've ruined me
infected my sense of self
erased my identity
beat me down one day at a time
shattered my pride
crushed my will
slashed me up from within
gutting me without even touching me
You're long gone
but I still feel your poison
corroding through my veins
emasculating me entirely
stealing my smile
decimating my ability to function
cutting me off from everyone I love
stripping me of the chance to live a normal life
I'm taking the antidote
burning every last corrupted cell
to drive you out of my system
to regain my sense of self
to come back ten times stronger
to keep fighting for the right to live
until your deadly toxin is cleansed entirely from my tattered body
YOU ARE READING
Monochrome Rainbow
PoetryMonochrome Rainbow is a lyrical free verse poetry book about looking on the bright side no matter how tough it gets. It's about finding color and hope in the darkness. It features a mix of introspective, melancholy and cautiously optimistic thematic...
