I thought I was protecting you,
From the demons in the dark.
But I guess I was the one,
Holding a knife to your heart.
You were so little,
So frail.
You spent so much time hiding,
I spent so much time fighting,
Battles I couldn't win.
You saw the monster I became,
You ran and locked the door.
That was probably for the best.
From then on,
I was always a monster in your eyes.
They pit us against each other,
Our bond was tainted with hate.
Only one daughter could shine.
I wanted to be in their hearts,
But I was a mistake.
I came out twisted, wrong.
I could never have their love.
So I left you the burden of perfection.
I wallowed in my miserable fate.
You had to shine so bright,
And you burned out.
Collapsed, like a supernova,
A dying star.
You tried to take your own life,
Then they sent you far.
To a place with bars on the windows.
They chained you to a bed.
You thought you'd be better off dead.
I waited for you to come home,
Suddenly, they loved me.
You messed up,
Suddenly I saw,
How shallowly they loved us,
If at all.
So I straightened my spine,
Took what was mine.
I took up a pen,
I drew myself a new fate.
When you came back,
You had a spine too,
And together we began to get back,
What our childhood monsters slew.
