This is my leech
I love him and I hate him
He never leaves me
He lives right on my chest, right above my heart
Everyday he gets fatter and fatter
With my blood––
And I get weaker and weaker
I try to pull him off but he says no
Let me stay he begs
His little leech teeth are buried deep in my skin
My leech tells me how much he loves me
I tell him he just loves my blood
We have good times though
I make him laugh––
He makes me giggle
We fall asleep together at night
He tells me how soft my skin is
And how rich my blood is––
It makes me smile
I ask when he will be full
I am he says––
I just like to feel your warmth
Oh.
I know he is lying
I want him to stop
I need my blood
He keeps drinking
I tell him to stop
That was the last sip––I swear
I believe him
It hurts now
I am stressed now
I can’t eat
Or sleep
Or feel
I will make you feel better he tells me
When I tell him to let go––
He gets mad
Really mad
I need your blood just as much as you!
I try to compromise
Things get violent
He takes more blood
Please stop drinking I beg
I cry a little too
This makes him drink more
But its so rich he says
And pure
You are so pure
That is why I love you––he says
This makes me smile
I let him rest on my chest
And rub his slimy back until he falls asleep
But I am losing a lot of blood now
One day I could not take it anymore
I was so sick
I told him to leave me alone
To remove himself from my heart
He told me that was impossible
That our souls were already welded together
That his teeth were too gripped into me
That I could never pull him off if I tried
I hated these words
And I ripped him off
And peeled his teeth from my chest
And chucked his engorged leech body into the corner
It didn’t hurt at all
I did not even check to see if he was okay
I was so happy to be free
I felt my heart
It felt fine
It was beating again
My skin was glowing again
My lips were curving more often
I was living my life again
I was finally happy again
And I did not even scar.
