The depth of corruption

my inner musings after a long draining day (hopefully to be expanded)

It took me a long time to see
What I thought could only be obvious
It took me a long time to realize
That I was just another of the blind and the stupid

Now, once again I think I can see
I remember my childhood idols and dreams
All perfect and flawless
And every last one of them straight as an arrow and white like cream

I look at myself
Look down past my chest
At the ribs I can count
An urge that I swore I would always defeat

Sometimes I sit and I think of the world
I think of the death that seems to wait for me out of of kingdom gate
I call myself a princess, or something of the sort
And yet, in the dark my demons still lurk

I say I am proud
Of my skin and my eyes
I say I don't mind
That the love of my life, is one I could one day call wife

The truth is I'm broken
Like everyone else
Corruption and hatred have a grasp too tight
The truth is, I'm scared that I'll never be free

Author's Note

I'd like to deveolp this idea further, so any ideas would be awesome