The Gilded Crown

"They told me I was a god, so I believed them. They told me I was a monster, so that is what I became."

They told me I was a god, and born of greed and fed of lies as I was, I believed them. I drank in the praise, living only on fabrication. I would smile and shake my head as they would kiss my hand and bow. They said I was a monster and as starved of validation and in need of confirmation as I was; that is what I became. I would smile and shake my head as the poison made its way through their bloodstream, death in a matter of seconds. They said I was beneath them, and so I took to convince them that I was above. And as the throne I once thought I would rule upon crumbled, I came to realize they never cared. Born into a family of secrets, empty words, and forgotten goodbyes. A family of blank stares, wordless dinners, classical music, and notes echoed down empty hallways, playing for no one in particular. Unsaid words and choked cries for in a house of ghosts, the breath of a whisper is as good as a scream.

Nobody deserves a happy ending..

TW: Physical abuse, emotional abuse, unhealthy relationships, and mention of blood and gore.