I wonder if you see
my spirit animal
It isnt gentle, soft
or wonderful
It swims
in heart-stopping waves
of anger
sleeps well in
hollow caves and
soothes itself on heaps of ice
it has a hold on
my heart
so close and tight
suffocating me slowly
screaming senselessly
obsessively,
It turns brutal
when I try to fight
vicious, frenzied, seething
oscillating
between scared and savage
tearing at my insides
it wants me
to stay for me
to
placate its mind
Wadeing, wallowing in angst
seeking comfort
with all its might
I try to love this demon
this black hole
that eats any light in sight
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