I had a dream once
one of pain and anger
the ground was rugged
hard and unforgiving
so was he
A being I dare not
call a human
approached me
His eyes so red and
lidless they seemed
to be made with blood
the scales that covered
his every inch
felt as if they were shale
I feared him and the
saber tooth caliber teeth
that he made no effort to conceal
Then he hit me
I thought a blow like that would have
killed me
and I still believed this
lying on the rock he
cast me into
until he struck again
I felt anger and fear
pain was my ally now
and anger my adrenaline
I thought not of him
but myself as I fought back
my family, my possessions
all that my life meant to me
I could hear nothing
except his breath
my hate consumed me
but my body reacted
with unfathomable strength
our battle shook the ground
He continually grew more enraged
and hit harder every time
yet we could not bring about each others end
3 days passed
my face was covered in blood
I felt the pain as my
my knuckles cut open with each punch
against his rock like skin
At dusk on the third day
his hands were beating me
into a rock face
and bringing down the mountain
now I just wanted an end
to the pain and hatred
the incursion had left me with
The hate I felt for him
burned inside me
his fist plunged into my face
leaving gashes where his knuckles
buried their pain and anguish
into me
I lied there and gave up
I stood tall and looked deep
into his raging red eyes
and spoke
“You may kill me now.
I will not fight anymore.”
He struck again
harder and harder with each blow
I felt each tearing me apart
The wind blew and
we both breathed deep
this was our longest break in three days
His eyes turned white
the scales
laid flat
and became
smooth
he smiled
“I am your hate
your anger
your fear.”
He said with the calmest
voice I have ever known
“As long as you
have these things inside you
you will always
be at war with yourself.
and the pain will never pass. It doesn’t
matter what someone does to you
It is only you who can truly destroy you.”

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