Why must I see myself this way?An infection waiting to spreadThe rope of sanity is frayed.Not a day goes by that I'm not filled with dread.It is not the surface painIt's what's underneath my skinThat I hope will be washed with acid rain.I hold myself shut with a silver safety pin.I keep parts hidden from public viewTo keep from being exposed in lightTo keep from being hurt by youI will never choose to fight.I can run fore...

Feared confirmationRunning through veinsA sad proclamationSteps forward to take the reinsBackward assumptions, figures, facts, truthWound especially deepWhere they should not, where they were accusedOf not having any.Uncaring world in another's mentalityNot cruel intentionedBut cruel intensityMade real by assumptions.Words unspoken to avoidThe confrontation, to make others feel more at easeWhile one dwells in an all-absor...

I thought you were moreThan what others pretended to beYou weren't there when I had to pourMy emotions out for the world to see.What was so important that youCould not spare a call?Tell me the truth,I mean nothing to you at all.Your inaction results in losing meShould have marked me when you couldI may have low esteemBut I know I was a damn good person to youAnd I would never stab you like she didAnd you know it damn well...

Why must you linger in my heart and mind?Can you not just let me have peace?What you're doing to me isn't kindAnd it's bringing out my inner beast.What is it you want from me? I beg an answer from my demons inside."For you to stop locking us away," they claw at my chest.Can I simply sweep you aside? Give you sanctuary to hide behind?"That's what leads to more suffering on your part, it's not a path that's best"I throw awa...

Feedback is welcome."Erase You" by Lydia Kiei Lynne (C) 2010You said, abandonment, there was no chance.No chance of you leaving me,Said our souls had been bound since we were infants.But now I look around, and you're the one I don't see.I want to erase youFrom every part of me,Every inch of marked skin,Erasing what I thought was true.Erasing what I used to see,Erasing every trace of your sin.Come back and find the girlWho...