Rapunzel

I am the dark Rapunzel
But it's my own fault
Day by day, the tower grew
Each brick squeezed from my loins
In an agony of pain
Fertilized by fear and abuse

So every day I put another brick in place
Small circle around my mind
I never realised that what
Kept me alive also
Kept me alive

Another layer every day
Never let anyone in. They'll only hurt you
It wasn't until I put the final brick in place
That I realised
That there was no way out, not on my own

The sun didn't dare to enter
I'd wanted the dark
But the rain always seemed to seep in
And the lightening fried my brain

There was a man (not the one you're thinking of)
I told him about my tower (that one helped me build it)
And due to my love for him
I didn't want my tower anymore
My hair wasn't long enough for him to climb
So I learnt to make a door

I made the door of gold and blood
Door to my centre, door to my heart
I risked letting the world in
Because I needed him so much

He took the key from my outstreched palm
And smiled and touched my face
Then he drew his hand away
Locked the door, and swallowed the key
Then I realised he was on the other side of the door
And I was bleeding to death