don't hurt me,
like you did them,
don't turn me
into youa fool who
always thought
that pain was
shared by twobut pain was bad,
pain was cunning,
and to you, it was
a vice that was kindto me,
however, it was
never a virtue;
pain killed all
my remaining
lights
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The Faults in Utopia
PoetryThere will always be fault in the most glistening diamond castles, a witch in every Oz, a monster under every bed. But sometimes, the monster doesn't live under your bed, because sometimes, the monster lives inside you.