You don't define me
I make up every part
every parcel of how I am
and who I am to be
You smear on make up
and hide your face
an actor on the world stage
You don't define me
You remind me
of who I used to be
back when I was weak
Do you remember
how I thought I couldn't live
without you?
You don't define me
I am stronger alone
than I ever was
with you as my faulty foundation
You aren't strong enough to break me,
even though you dug your way into my heart
and tore yourself out
You don't define me
I get to define myself
Starting now, my life
is mine to realize
My life is a better place
for the loss of you
and although I will always remember you
you no longer define me
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I wrote something of the same title! Great minds think alike, perhaps? I like yours better though, you've done amazingly here. Great writing, as expected.