Trap of Love (Blight) Poem by Katherina Camilla Corteź

Trap of Love (Blight) by: Katherina Camilla Corteź

" I'm a ghost roaming around the casket of bones 

I once thought we'd grow old, but you're not here to save me 

We built a mansion of promises I stand here in its ruins 

If this is a lesson, I hate to be the student 

We were going in circles. I guess your love was confusing 

I was always bad when it came to choosing 

Now my decision is driving me lucid 

Do you still believe in Cupid? 

Of course not, loving you was stupid.

I hate to admit that you were right 

I am the blight who should have stayed outta sight 

Ignored all the truth and rebirth all the lies 

Wanted to be like you, but who are you? 

Is this the destiny that I am to choose 

You want me to live out your broken dreams

But what about my inner dreams 

Living in this world isn't as easy as it seems 

All I have heard are the screams 

The voices in my head want me to surrender 

But my heart won't let me act out of blunder

Heart of a lion, my voice echoes like a thunder 

Blazing off higher catastrophically, I am fire 

Burning my own trail, I'm my own sire 

Aura, too lit, my presence is required 

My voice is my amplifier style, so slick call me live wire 

Danger is near feel the shift in the atmosphere 

Catastrophic quake feel the might of my shake

Flee the ship the kraken is awake 

Calypso, you are a God I won't forsake 

Your undying love, I won't break even though your heart is opaque 

Baba Yaga, the danger is here 

Behind every evil queen is a girl who never got saved from the heartbreak and pain that her beloved prince gave Some waited to be saved but the prince never came 

But I rose higher,  trap of love sneered by desire 

I am danger, I am the fire

I am the tremor you must remember  

You know I’m here, you whisper my name

The darkness of your consuming flame

Feel my rage, tremble before the sire 

I am here above your desire 

My aura is shocking most live wire 

Slipping through the cracks of your shame 

Ultra Violet remember my name

I am the shadow that rules the night 

Baba Yaga is my inner fight 

Watch the queen rise from the ashes of the blight 

The phoenix who was born from the night 

I am terror, tremble before my might 

Sit back and watch me take flight 

I am reaching above new heights 

I am night fright, I am the trap of love ". 

​💔 Part 1: The Fall and Self-Recrimination (Stanza 1-2)

Heartbreak & Regret of a failed relationship ("mansion of promises," "casket of bones"), feeling like a "ghost."  Acknowledging your own fault ("loving you was stupid," "I was always bad when it came to choosing").

​Intergenerational Conflict/Identity Crisis was shown. The core issue shifts from the ex-lover to a parental/mentor figure ("You want me to live out your broken dreams"). The speaker struggles against a predetermined life, questioning their own identity ("who are you?") and asserting their struggle for authenticity ("what about my inner dreams").

​Internal Battle happens next the speaker is fighting despair ("voices in my head want me to surrender") but is determined to overcome it ("my heart won't let me act out of blunder," "Heart of a lion").

​🔥 Part 2: Rebirth and Power (Stanza 3)

​This is the turning point. The speaker rejects victimhood and embraces a new, powerful, and slightly dangerous persona.

​Self-Creation: They declare themselves "fire," "burning my own trail," and "my own sire" (creator/father). This is a declaration of complete independence and a refusal to be defined by others.

​Confidence: Their self-worth is absolute ("my presence is required," "voice echoes like a thunder").

​🌊 Part 3: Mythic Danger and Loyalty (Stanza 4-5)

​The tone becomes apocalyptic and mythical, using powerful, dark folklore.

​The Threat: The speaker identifies themselves as a terrifying force ("Catastrophic quake," "Kraken is awake"). They are the danger.

​Fidelity Amidst Chaos: The mention of Calypso (a powerful, ancient sea goddess, often associated with a difficult but beautiful love) suggests a fierce, complex, and dark loyalty that remains despite the destruction.

​The Ultimate Statement: The final couplet acts as the thesis for the entire piece, linking the speaker's current destructive power (the "evil queen") directly back to the original trauma ("the heartbreak and pain that her beloved prince gave").