Self loathing Stories

Crushed by the burden of my expectations My humiliation is complete, And I am descending into a dark pit Of self-abnegation and contempt, My self-esteem shattered into crystal shards By the brutal hammer blows of fate. A mere scientist, I am justly punished For my insolent temerity In believing, I could trespass in those fields Reserved for more refined intellects Honed in the arcane skills of philosophy, Whose artistic s...

You know I have my demons, You've seen them first hand, You've borne the brunt Of their attacks. You hold me as I tremble, Helping me fight them off Sharing your strength with me Trying to hold them at bay. Sometimes they sleep, But never deeply And never, ever Long enough. They awaken, snarling and snapping At the sound of the slightest whisper By you, the man who loves me The darkness descends. Bravely, you defend me Ta...