my mother warned me about monsters;
they went from hiding in my closet
or under my bed
to an angry raging in my head.
jagged spikes inside my mind.
let me out they scream.
but she never warned me
about the monsters that dressed up
and told you that they loved you
and called you the one.
but the scariest part about those monsters
was that they always lied
and left an aching in your chest.
hearts desire; dead fire
