A Heart Intoxicated

Am I different from the world? Who am I, really... You are yourself, not the world! Keep faith in your heart. Loving yourself matters more than praying to the gods. My teachers rebel against me, my coworkers distrust me. I was born different from everyone else. But when my sins are counted, I have wronged no one but myself. You think you can kill me with a sinner’s formation, but I am innocent; You think you can trap me with a heart-demon curse, but I don’t care. Dear self: You died for me, and I will make your dreams come true. You lived for me, and I will keep you safe. In life or death, we’ll never leave each other.