i’m afraid of what takes hold when i’m alone.

the thoughts. they fight for their freedom.

battle against the teeth that are their cells.

i must play guard. because these thoughts…

they don’t deserve to be let out.

they are dangerous and harmful.

they are serial heartkillers and happiness thieves.

these murderous whispered words. No.

i will hold them in with my barbed wire tongue.

the innocent shan’t suffer my indecision.

i must swallow these thoughts and let them poison me instead.

forever guarding the world from these criminals of truth…