Chapter 103: Borrowed Words

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If I just bring it to life, is it mine?

A spark ignites, but where is the line?

It wouldn’t exist if I hadn’t begun,

But when it’s finished, do I claim I’m the one?

I stitch together fragments of thought,

But nothing I have is something I’ve caught.

I gather the pieces, I make them whole,

But the voice in my head says it's not from my soul.

I wear these words like they’re my own skin,

But underneath, is there truth within?

Am I the artist, or just a guide,

Following shadows where others hide?

I’m broken down by all I disguise,

Buried beneath a web of lies.

Nothing belongs to me in the end,

Not the verse, not the truth I pretend.

Every line feels like a stolen claim,

And every signature, a hollow name.

Am I the maker or just the hand,

Tracing a path I don’t understand?

So I sit with the doubt, it lingers near,

Whispering softly, feeding my fear.

These words that I share, do they belong to me?

Or am I just lost in a borrowed sea...