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Infliction

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By CotardDelusionzPublished about a month ago 2 min read

Tormented by conflictions

I'm ripping at my eye lids

So they won't block my vision

Next is my skin

Indent every sin

Self-Inflicted messages

Learn from it

Throw me into the pit

I think I'll fit in

With the demons

They'll sniff this sickness

And look at me with grins

Licking their lips

I'm covered in blood

They must want a bit

I won't fall for their deception

I won't let them have it

I'm cursed with grit

Unable to let myself die

They try to eat me alive

But my body fights

While my mind begs to die

But all my suffering is deserving

They're swarming

Trying to consume me

But still I'm resisting

They're saying “trust me”

Flaunting their wings

As they reach for me

But I'm not naive

I see through them

They're trying to deceive

Make me believe

Their lies

So that way I let my guard down

And become weak

So, they can feast on me

They want to see me bleed

They find it exhilarating

Knowing they're taking advantage of me

But They'll never reach me

I won't let them get close enough

To tear into me

My adrenaline fuels me like a drug

With my rage I go on a rampage

Beating and tearing into them

With so much hate

I rip off their wings

Now they're screaming

And running

Trampling over each other's bodies

One of them is by my feet

Begging for me to see

Suddenly

They world I see begins melting

Everything

Slowly

Begins changing

The red and blurry world starts to reveal itself becoming dim but clear

The burning heat I felt begins to fade and a chill set in

The deafening sound of my thoughts becomes quiet

Surrounded by pools of blood

I drop to me knees

To what I see before me

They were all angels.

Free VerseStream of Consciousnesssurreal poetryMental Health

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