real

if being “real” is being cruel, then I’d rather not be real.

chains

they chained her.

Prophecy

Maybe I should just give up.

Hephaestus’ Cage

In these glass cages, my heart beat flutters against my rib cage, begging to be freed.

Mask

you don’t understand anything but what I let you see.

ignorance

ignorance traps societies in high palaces with blacked-out windows.

unwanted

they are unwanted. so they are spurned.

frustration

frustration chews at your soul.

raven-haired beauty

her raven hair was torn away, splattered red.

headless horseman

the headless horseman lives forever in hate.