one day they will consume me.
all my flesh, one bite at a time. down through cartilage and blood and bone.
they will find you. tucked away in my heart. safe, warm, and protected.
they won’t understand.
not a single one of them.
they will say i devoured your soul.
that i stole your life.
that i took your voice.
they will not know that i speak for both of us. that your voice is my voice. that your words are my words. that i am typing them even now, through fingers, muscle, and memory.
these words are yours. not mine.
they will not believe me. or you. or us.
but that is okay.
one day they will find my beating heart next to yours, they will see our combined tears, the way we loved and shared and bled together.
one day they will know i never existed and that i was you all along.