My own worst enemy is residing inside my rib cage She fights and tears at the flesh to escape her prison Throbbing and pounding blocks out all sound from the outside world With every social encounter a blinder is applied to all negative She blinds the brain and takes over all senses of the body Desperately searching for kindness and acceptance in the face of evil She can transform the most gruesome, slithering, conniving demon into an angel of mercy Her gift is her never ending curse She plunges recklessly into the shallow waters, drowning, waiting for a savior to provide her breathe A ravenous ache settles deep with in her soul The objective of her existence is to locate devotion of another Regardless of how many times she is trampled to the ground in the process A gluten for her own punishment Continuing to open the wound and pour salt in it, as soon as any sign of healing has occurred. Forever seeking solace in another is her affliction Fabricating false hope in each new encounter Composing the tragedy of her own demise Analyzing every flaw, every imperfection Tormenting herself over and over Until her body is rendered motionless Numbness sets in Allowed to reside for a stint Until she is entrapped by another devil Doomed to continue this cycle