Final Bow Poem by Julia Pascual

The time has come
For it to be stopped
The time has come
For it to be dropped

The time for it
To be really finished
The time for it
To be left diminished

The time is now
To leave, turn away
I don't know how
But I will find a way

The clock's ticking
I should now make a move
The boat's sinking
I'm now ready to prove

'Prove what? ' you ask
The answer you shall see
Please remove this mask
And go see the real me

Aye, the real me
A sensitive woman
Yes, do you see?
I've been hurt by a man

But now I'm aware
Never fall for it again
Everything I can bear
I'll never be broken

Oh no, it's time
I should stop now
Ran out of rhyme
I'll take my final bow