there exists a war inside of me
first, I called it a monster
now I call it “monsters”
they’re different you see
at the beginning, I found them
then I started to learn them
one by one
day by day
they torture me and they motivate me
they kill pieces of me and grow flowers in me
they strangle me and they make me breathe
I’m safe with them because they know me more than I know myself
I started giving them names but I can’t share that with you now
I’m still talking to them
let them take the lead
to either guide me or burn me
that’s how I know who they are and what they like
I feed them their desires
and when I feel empty, that’s where they leave
I’m not sure yet, I think the emptiness is one of them too
I’m still trying to learn his name