go to hell or get help

I am done
holding the flashlight
while you search
for the better man
inside yourself

I have checked
every basement
every locked room
every damp little corner
of your conscience

he is not there

or maybe he was

maybe he is gagged
in the crawlspace
behind your ego and pride

maybe he is starving
beneath the floorboards
of all the things
you refuse to admit

I do not care anymore

I am not lowering myself
back into the dark
to rescue
what you keep burying

so please

go to hell
or get help

but stop asking me
to pack a bag
and come with you.

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Thank you for being here 🫶🏻

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