Safe inside these walls
I *gate* my heart, my *jewel*, my happiness
in the *shadows* beneath my chest
Outside they *mutter* about dangerous games
But I'm no knight, I don't own no shield
and my heart? it's broken already,
I don't need a prince to lie to me
my parents are enough to show me '"love"
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I Bite | Year Posted 2025
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