whenever you were younger
you were afraid of monsters,
but when you got older you turned into one.
whenever you were younger
you were afraid of the dark,
but when you got older all your insides started to fade and rotted to darkness.
whenever you were younger
you were afraid of violence,
but when you got older you punched the walls and turned into your father.
whenever you were younger
you were afraid of sharp objects,
but when you got older you would puncture yourself and slit your wrists.
you have faced your fears.
you no longer know the face
that stares back at you in the mirror.
one thing that scares you to death now
is losing yourself.
you are death itself, packed into a person.
with no light and just a bottomless dark pit.
