Demons

[LSClanton]

I appreciated this message and found it relatable and tactile.
I was itching for a bit more word play- gilded guilt perhaps?
I love the imagery of something sacrificing guilt on an alter. It is a strong commentary.
The second stanza seems to not fit well with the rest of the powerful imagery and may not be necessary.

I told myself there were demons in my skin
Forcing me to sin
Wearing me
And wearing me thin

I would claw away my hide
And flay this fake face to pay
Whatever god keeps my guilt to cast it away
Or else burn it on some altar
Alter my mistakes, my dross, to gold

But I am that dross, I am that demon
I am the sin, the plague, the stain
That touches all I wear
And nothing white remains

Turn me into ashes, silence all my sins,
Give me to the silence,
Which silence always wins