Captured

by Lauren Biel

I was living in the burning flames of hell’s playground, and I was the devil’s toy.

“I don’t do what I do because I’m a saint. I do it because I’m a demon disguised as one.”

We were heading for the deep end without a life preserver. No one was there to save us, and we were too caught up in each other to save ourselves.

He was a demon fighting the hold of the devil, steering his flames in other directions. He couldn’t save me. No matter how hard he tried, the devil still found ways to set me alight.

They say it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, but fuck that saying. Whoever came up with it didn’t know the true meaning behind it. They didn’t grasp the agonizing ache that came with loss.

the devil’s disappointment doesn’t mean nearly as much as an angel’s pride.”