Powerful, especially how you make the connection with the title and this voice/ presence corroding your life.... always love your endings too! It's like you build up then have this one line that states where you're at now, almost that you've had to come to accept this, since this secretive side has taken a lot of time and energy from your life.

I cannot tell you how much I relate to this poem. I think people could relate to this in different ways, but mainly everyone can take something from it.

I really like the title choice, it describes so well what it is like to have an inside battle going on, and how something can be chipping away at your soul, your heart, your confidence and trust, beliefs, so much of your life. Yet to the outside, they have no idea.

It also becomes a lot safer to live alone, and back away from love and the outside world.

I really like the structure of your poem. Well done on using the prompts so greatly.