i exist [as the definition of nonexistence]

i am afraid to become you

the cracked mirror

reveals the spitting image 

of my mother;

I am a carbon copy

addict

of a different craving.

a skin and bones girl

bruised knuckles and broken hearts girl

empty thoughts and blank eyes

girl.

bloodstained hands

desperate to touch and devour:

a modern succubus in 

shades of ruination.

I am the spitting image of 

my mother;

a carbon copy reject

standing on the precipice

of self destruction.