I shake
loose
my skin,
from the chains
you have
cast upon me.
Step outside
the
prison
of self
hatred
and doubt.
Into the clear
revelation
of self
awareness.
I shake
loose
my skin.
From your rage
and
dehumanizing
words.
I have
been tainted
long enough
by you.
The destruction
stops
now.
I shake
loose
my skin.
from the
bitterness,
you have tried
to permanently
store
inside my bones.
Because I am
too beautiful
to walk
around
with poison
in my heart.
I deserve
laughter
and gentle
hands,
not tears
and brutality.
I deserve life.
If I could
go back,
If I could
hold
the past
in my hands.
I would
STRIKE
BACK
at the very
first blow.
I would match
the strength
of your fists
with my
words.
And not
back away,
because of
the deadly
fire
in your eyes.
But I have
no time
for regrets.
No time,
to stay
stuck
in a past
that holds
nothing
but pain.
You have
hurt me
long enough.
And don't deserve
a second
more.
I will not allow
my journey
to be
compromised,
by
my past
with you.
That is ALL
I have
to say.
Forever.
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