i am the beast that swallowed the sun i am who conquers all kingdoms to come i am the claw that sliced open the moon i am the end that has started too soon.
i am the glutton who broke open the earth drank dry the core that’s been there since its birth i am the dawn of all lives gone unlived eating all marrow the world has to give
i am the poison that runs in your veins i am the anger that gnaws at your brain i am the dusk that darkens the day i am the night that steals light away
i am the beast that tore at the sun i am the daughter, the prodigal son i am the eyes that close, unaware that i am the one who has always been there.
i am the demon that’s under the bed i am the sickness inside of your head i am the thief that steals away sleep i collect laughs, they are mine to keep
i am the ghost that haunts the dead only alive in the tears that they shed i am sickness, i am decay i am the cloud that weeps life away.
i am the beast that choked down the sun i am the anger that burns in your lungs i am inside you, the hatred you breathe i am the ugly, the lies that you weave.
i am with you and you are with me i am all that you cannot be i am sickness, ill and despair you and me, we make quite the pair.
this is one of the first poems i've ever written, so here goes, i suppose? in my head, i call this "the narcissicm of depression", maybe it resonates with someone :)