Laura Raimondo - Demons Win

Fleeing fearlessly through my faults

Intense insecurities evade my thoughts

The mirror bears the reflection

Of flesh I wish too not see

The person residing in my skin

Is not who I want to be

Avoid opening my eyes

Relentlessly trying to hide

The demons spewing up from inside

The old me is gone

She has died

A heart that once burned

Has now turned cold

Emotionless

Like a stone

Betrayed by day

Lost at night

A lonely life to live

Is a life lived in spite

Someone you loved

Whom you thought you knew

Didn't hesitate

At the chance of hurting you

Shattered and broken

Old wounds, reopened

Defenseless against depression

Mental regression

Overwhelming aggression

Feel the burn

Feed the fire

Sink into the bliss

Of your sick desire

A slash or gash

The pain won't last

And when all this has passed

Free you will be at last

So she slits her wrist

Smiles, and enjoys it

As the blood pours out

She listens to the sound

Of her blood

Quenching the thirsty ground

They found her body

With a note

Inside were the words she wrote

I'm at peace, don't you see?

For the longest time I hated me

Chemically I altered my chemistry

I am my own worst enemy.

Fighting a war in my head

With monsters that were once under my bed

I kept trying to fight

But now I give in

This is the story

Of letting your demons win.

Laura Raimondo

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