am i

[dog]

am i all that you see?
or am i all that you have yet to know?

i am the face
i am the mask

i am all that i am
and all that i've never been

i am the gun powder fed dog
slavering at the taunt end of a rigid chain

the bitter bile of my anger palpable

i am the angel trapped in the closed closet
ripping and tearing my wings to shreds to escape

the sadness in my heart more dangerous than a bullet

[dog]

am i your worst enemy? or am i the one person
that gave you the chance, time after time,
to prove there is a human being
inside the empty shell you call your body?

you are a malignant narcissist, you command all that you survey
and what you can't own with a command you kill, one abusive
phrase or heartless action at a time

[dawness]

really taking it off your system, dog! inspiringly dark... thanks.

[dog]

{thank you for your encouragement, dawness}


deep as a buried coffin am i
dead as the absence of sound in the air

shallow as a hastily dug grave am i
loud with necrosis, bright as glitter flung without care