kindred spoke
Once, I was young,
I’d have dreaded
The monsters lurking under my bed,
Now I’ve realised
That monster was only myself.
Was it my fault?
Predisposed to your violent nature,
I watched you both
Tearing each other,
Limb from limb.
I will bare my teeth,
And I will bite.
It is you who has made me this way,
Yet all I longed for was your gentle caress.
And now one day the Earth will swallow me,
Her warmth is where only I’ll belong.
Why were you so cruel?
And I were naive,
I hadn’t recognised
That I hadn’t borne you,
A cub couldn’t raise.
Despite it all, you were beautiful,
I craved your words of affirmation
Your sparse attention
Was it so difficult to give?
Now I’ll hardly recognise you,
Just another face as I pass
And I’ll be alone.
Will it ever get better?
Or will I forever seek more
From the little you gave
Until the day I die,
Chasing my own tail.
It is a cruel fate.
elder lagoon
maiden crater
restive fog