what defines the self
when the self is, in fact, multitudes
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what defines the self
when the self is, in fact, multitudes
what use is armor without a body to wear it?
what use is a sword without a hand to caress it?
i hope, whatever that comes after this,
treats you better than this life did.
it aches when it crashes down,
but it washes away just as quickly.
hold me close
and kiss me sweetly
in your embrace
you protect my heart
and I press my lips
to your neck
and it's all I ever want
i have always loved you.
it's in the wind, through the willows.
it's in the river, through the ripples.
its voice soft, you'll miss it if you don't look for it.
i have always loved you.
i'm reaching out, trying so hard.
you slip through my fingers like ash and sand.
my palms scraped and marred.
i have always loved you.
there is not a day in which i stop.
i wish, and i hope, and i pray,
you hear my voices crying out,
i have always loved you.
you were given teeth.
use them.
bite down upon the throats of your prey.
make it known you are a hunter.
you are a predator.
and this is your territory.