I am; Fill in the blank; a poem,

I am a character assassin, The bully, cruel and mean, Proprietor of vicious, Although the culprit never seen.

I am the cruelest of intention, The villain by all accounts, The benefactor of abysmal, And in no small amount,

I am the critic, and the heretic, The thief, gremlin, the prank, but I can’t take all the credit, For it’s you I’d like to thank.

I am merely the instrument, As you pick and pluck the tune, A masterpiece of misery, Each note calls out doom.

The composer of your melancholy, The director most profane, I illustrate your insecurities, That recapture in your brain.

I am the swift guillotine, So bad for your health, The voice that plays inside my head, For I converse with myself.

a poem by D. Wyn. Price, All Rights Reserved, 2020. Writing prompt curtesy of TFA; Kim.