I don't want the creature that dwells deep within me to hold its breath.
For it has just recently learned how to breathe.
I can't inhibit its ability to run after it has fought so hard to walk.
It remained dormant for far too long,
Simply because my bones were not yet large enough to support it.
Now with my skin comfortable,
My head stable,
And my eyes clear,
I don't want to dull its teeth.
Or declaw it's paws.
I can't keep it from seeping out of my skin.
Because that creature is very much a part of me.
Although sometimes ugly,
Occasionally ravenous,
And even careless at times,
The creature and I share lungs.
I cannot silence it for the sake of someone else.
I cannot.
For if I ignore it,
If I starve it,
It will burst from within me.
And it will end us both.
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A Collection of Thoughts
PoetryA collection of mostly free verse poems and short stories. Sometimes it is nice to simply clear your head. *Trigger warnings: descriptions of disturbing themes such as: body horror, death, interactions with the uncanny, topics in biology, and suici...
