Part 2: The Monster

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"Tell me father,
which to ask forgiveness for:
For what I am or what I am not?
Tell me, mother,
which should I regret:
What I became or what I didn't?"


"all my grief says the same thing:
this isn't how it's supposed to be.
this isn't how it's supposed to be.
and the world laughs.
holds my hope by the throat.
says:
but this is how it is." - Fortesa Latifi


"The floor seemed wonderfully solid.
It was comforting to know that I had fallen
and
could
fall
no
further." - Sylvia Plath


"I have a new plan: to go mad." - Dostoevsky


"I did not ask to be this
This hideous creature of cracked skin and snarling voice
But this prison of flesh is the only gift you ever gave me
So I will stretch this skin until I fill every crevice
And I will wear it until you regret that you created it.
You made me a creature to be feared.
So fear me."

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