i am the one your mother warned you about.

i am the one with the too-short hair and nails like claws.
i am the one with clean hands, but when i smile you can see it on my teeth.
i am the one who can break you with a mere sentence.
i am the one who destroys.
i am the one that will indefinitely remain in your heart, no matter how many times you scrub, polish, bleach, or burn the memories.
i am the one that survives.

i am the one with eyes that dart and a smirk sharp enough to slice steel.
i am the one who laughs at love and keeps raven feathers in my hair.
i am the one that cries tears of acid onto your shirt and burns hole in your skin.

i am the one your mother warned you about.