Follow Poem by Stefanie Fontker

My thoughts, emotions
Feelings and opinions
Could never in this life
Make me a person
I will only ever see
Through your eyes
And only ever hear
What I am told I hear
I am who you say I am
When you eat you binge
And when I eat I do not
My mouth dry, my plate full
I will not kill the unarmed
But you slap the passive
Destroy the assertive
And consume the aggressive
Your words are gold
Mine are dirt and dust
My life is set by yours
Your compass is certain
Mine has been shattered
By your victorious fist
You offer no directions
Only broken glass