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Today I am consumed. The monster is ready to feast–Everything is coming to a head and I’m running from it. This road always looks new; my brain doesn’t know how to navigate it and it’s catching up to me, it always does. I can not run forever. He will not let me. Like I said, I am consumed. The monster will always have me in it’s grip. I may escape but do not be tricked as I have been, it is not real. The monster is purposeful. It likes to let me go so that it can play games. It’s favorite game plays with freedom. Or freedom plays with me. But that is not the game we are playing this time. Today is about being consumed. It’s running until you’re cornered or your legs give out or both. I try to hide but the thoughts and feelings inside me are loud. The monster can hear them. The monster can always hear them. It’s like they call for him sometimes–tired of this fake game of escape. It’s like he’s almost comforting. Like he’s better than this treacherous road to freedom. I am familiar with him. And he is familiar with me and that is why he finds me. I’d like to say that it hurts when he consumes me but it doesn’t. It’s gentle, loving almost. It’s familiar; something known. I forget he’s even there sometimes. But next time he let’s me out I will run again. Because no matter how gentle, no matter how loving, he scares me. And he has always scared me. You would have to meet him to understand but his eyes are sunken and his teeth are sharp. He could **** me and I know he wants to. He tries sometimes but that’s when I escape again. Because I don’t want to die. He’s comforting and I’ll always be found or I’ll always come back but I don’t want to die. And so I’ll let him consume me but I can’t let him **** me.
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Oct 24, 2019
Oct 24, 2019 at 12:24 PM UTC
Consumed
Today I am consumed. The monster is ready to feast–Everything is coming to a head and I’m running from it. This road always looks new; my brain doesn’t know how to navigate it and it’s catching up to me, it always does. I can not run forever. He will not let me. Like I said, I am consumed. The monster will always have me in it’s grip. I may escape but do not be tricked as I have been, it is not real. The monster is purposeful. It likes to let me go so that it can play games. It’s favorite game plays with freedom. Or freedom plays with me. But that is not the game we are playing this time. Today is about being consumed. It’s running until you’re cornered or your legs give out or both. I try to hide but the thoughts and feelings inside me are loud. The monster can hear them. The monster can always hear them. It’s like they call for him sometimes–tired of this fake game of escape. It’s like he’s almost comforting. Like he’s better than this treacherous road to freedom. I am familiar with him. And he is familiar with me and that is why he finds me. I’d like to say that it hurts when he consumes me but it doesn’t. It’s gentle, loving almost. It’s familiar; something known. I forget he’s even there sometimes. But next time he let’s me out I will run again. Because no matter how gentle, no matter how loving, he scares me. And he has always scared me. You would have to meet him to understand but his eyes are sunken and his teeth are sharp. He could **** me and I know he wants to. He tries sometimes but that’s when I escape again. Because I don’t want to die. He’s comforting and I’ll always be found or I’ll always come back but I don’t want to die. And so I’ll let him consume me but I can’t let him **** me.
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Oct 24, 2019
Oct 24, 2019 at 12:24 PM UTC
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