"Parasite (The Thing Within My Spine)"

Artist Statement:

I am haunted by a monster inside me. I live in fear of waking the beast. When raging, it jabs spikes into my spine, and wraps stinging tentacles around my waist and down my leg. It's come close to breaking me in half, more than once. I hate the thing. And I fear it will stay forever, eating me like a parasite, for the rest of my days.