You took away from me

what I loved the most.

Ripped it off my bleeding arms,

taking my skin, veins and soul

and a naked beating heart.

Leech, Vulture, Snake.

All names you don’t deserve.

An inferior being who sucks from others

to climb the throne of hell.

On and on I keep encountering

the same soulless creatures.

I’m sure it’s to remind me

what it means to be what I’m not.

Thank you for teaching me

I’m not one of your ilk.

Not this time around.