I told them about you, by Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

I told them about you

I told everyone

About you

The ugly beast

Inside of me

You can’t hide

Any longer

I will not let you hide

Your ugly face

So that you

Can harm others

I cannot defeat you

Destroy you

But I won’t let you win

Either

I told them

About you

To protect myself

To protect them

I can’t beat you

Right now

On my own

But your days are numbered

One day

I will be free of you

(2015)

#Depression

London

Real tite

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