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The Rules Of The Game

I am not a psychopath
My doctor says I am, but I promise I'm not.
A killer?
Yes.
But I'm not Jeffrey Dahmer.
They love to tell me I am, that I am a killer of killers.
A martyr of martyrs.
It had only been an argument with my sister.
We had stayed angry and went to class angry, which is something I now regret.
I remember the sirens. I remember the teacher slamming the door shut and locking it.
And that's when the screams started.
Something they don't tell you about in the media is that once the screams start, they never stop.
And its stupid, I know it's stupid, but that's what teenagers are for.
I walk over to the door and unlock it.
I step out into the hallway, wearing a wide-brimmed hat.
It was my father's hunting hat.
because my dad deserves at least one child to come home to.
The screams are following me.
Perpetually coming closer and closer.
Maybe I am a monster.
Maybe I am a psychopath.
But I hope you weep for the lack of authenticity in this world,
weep for the psychopath and pray to whatever god you believe in
that you finally understand.
The only way to solve violence is with violence.
I'm not a psychopath.
My doctor says I am, but
I promise I'm not.
A Killer?
Yeah.
But I'm not Jeffrey Dahmer.

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