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A demon inside me

Black casket

The lid closed

To many scars to cover up

Crisscrossed, up and down

Down her stomach

Across her wrist

Along her ankles

The priest insist

That no eyes will see

What the "devil" has done to me

Fresh tears

Cold fear

Fills the room

All pain

All doom

No meaning to a life so wasted

I left the world before I had tasted

Now nights are cold

On the plains of earth

Because I was thrown from heaven

And rejected from hell

What was worse was that I never fell

Alone in the dark

Because I couldn't stand the pain

I'm locked up in a box with my shame

The screams haunt my brain

This wild beast I could never tame

I climb the walls

Just hope I won't fall

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katlyn-orthman
21 / F / American
Published
Jan 24, 2013
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