That is me Frankenstein The Modern Prometheus The Phantom of the Opera Mr. Hyde The Beast All the tragic creatures I identify with The darkness

Reclaiming my inner badass at 50
That is me Frankenstein The Modern Prometheus The Phantom of the Opera Mr. Hyde The Beast All the tragic creatures I identify with The darkness
I think I’m smitten I know I’m intrigued Captivated But If you could be mine One day Then I know My dark forest Would be
Heart broken and lost Wandering a dark forest I hear soft laughter on the wind Enchanted, I follow the sound I come to a clearing
All I ever wanted was to love you But you had another plan Still don’t know what that was What you wanted was a mystery
A guest of wind blew through Bringing a bit of fresh air Oh how the desert of the heart needed it A bit of soft
I was barely 9 years old Betrayed Used Confused Buried the memories The confusion The betrayal The pain Suppressed The little girl I was Who
As I sit and look at the sky In my mind’s eye appears The face I love the most Haloed and framed by strawberry blonde
Staring at the yellow wallpaper As I sit in this room I wonder where you are Why you have become so silent This bright yellow
Deep inside Where very few have been Lives the real me I live behind glass In a jar Hiding away from the world And those