poetry

you're like a tattoo in my mind

when we met
your toxicity seeped into my brain
black ink creeping slowly
encircling my head
tendrils moving like fingers
gripping tighter and tighter

maybe that's why i had headaches
when you were near

what used to be a brain
is now black with ink
you became an unhealthy part of me
holding on tightly
but still managing to be aloof
still managing to not care

maybe that's why i was content
to be used as your puppet

when you grew tired of me
you left to find another pretty brain
to corrupt
another innocent mind
to destroy

but the black ink stayed.

it grew tighter and tighter
gripping my head until i felt
like i was going to collapse

it sank into my blood
it wrapped my entire body
in it's metal prison

i yearn for someone
who never cared
i ache for someone
who's long gone

you are taking over my body
soon i will no longer be me
but simply a robot
someone for you to control
and use however you want.
i am fighting it
i am trying so hard to remove you
but you
just
won't
leave