Us Dark Few (Us Dark Few, #1)

by Alexis Patton

Monster in Me There lay wounds in me Open scabs, bleeding marks, decrepit lines Possessing transparency with the weight of mountains Pressure cascades down my spine Like drops of wax as the candle bleeds Did you know the monster was me? Voices cry and tremble like the earth Trampling hopes while honoring doubts I became fluent in every form of fear All my bads are timestamped and memorized All the goods of me are blotted and erased Did you know the monster was me? You will never be Good enough Loved enough Strong enough Twisted phrases and malicious lies Quickly turn to wicked truths I strike the words of destruction I do it to be first I do it to be worse Did you know the monster was me? The might of me relinquished the throne Defeat sank me to my knees Shuttering my gaze for the final blow Until I heard a distant cry Ferocious fights raged and something kept me alive Death knocked and I peered into his face He balked and scattered at the sight Did you know the monster was me? I outlived all my worst days Survived every lonely cold night My eyes open for all those that are closed The voice within my voice stirs Shouting truths that lay in waiting These bleeding wounds encompass a story Of someone stronger than steel And more fearful than death I clench the sword of life and bellow out You’ll remember the monster was always me.