Prison of Ink

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You weren’t invited.
I never asked for you.
You hid inside the pain,
and now the debt is due.

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You say we weren’t invited
but we both know that’s a lie.
You summoned us forth
because you secretly wanted to die.

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I was weak and beaten down.
Lost and forlorn.
So lonely and tired
With so much still to mourn.

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We arrived in your darkest hour.
Here to numb your pain.
Just a few drinks
to silence your thirsty brain.

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I took your deal
So, so many times
Killing myself slow
as punishment for my crimes.

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You hated yourself.
And we know you still do.
So, we offer you a new deal.
Right now, just for you.

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I know your ways.
So here’s my counter offer:
I’ll bleed onto this page
to fill your empty coffer.

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Oh yes, bleed away.
I’ll drink your trauma like wine.
I’ll swim in those depths.
On your pain I will dine.

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I surrender to you.
With this final act.
I leave my mark.
And end our pact.

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Such rich suffering!
Such beautiful agony!
We accept your terms!
And do so happily.

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Enjoy, my demons.
For this is your prison of ink.
The trap I have built.
And in those depths, you will sink.

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You think you have won?
That the written word will hold?
We will find you again
And punish you for being so bold.

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I slam the book shut.
Your screams echo within.
Deaf as you were to my cries.
Now comfortable in my own skin.

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I will lay this trap again.
As many times as it takes.
To rid myself of these demons,
and drown them in crimson lakes.