Strike Out Poem by Gina Albiek

Pull me closer
As I pull out
Can't they hear me
As I shout

Fool me, charm me
I'm again deceived
Lie over and over
As I blindly believed

What did I do now
You seem to know it all
I lose track of words
And for your lies I fall

What? How could this be
This is not what you said!
I remember it clearly
But then words slip through my head

I guess it's my fault again
I've become such a mess
I gotta make it up to him
Or then he'd love me less

Play around with words
And meanings you try to hide
Why won't they believe me
Why won't they take my side

What is true what is not
I trust what you say
No need to overthink
I'll just follow your way

Drag me all the way here
Throw me into the flame
I came here on my own
I'm the only one to blame

I thought I earned it
I was your possession
How dare I want out
Of this sick obsession

I'd make up excuses
And when asked I'd lie
I lived in my own bubble
Far away from the sky

I've lost all my pride
I've buried myself in shame
Not wanting them to see my face
Or even know my name

Force me to the ground
To my feet I rise
Tread all over me
To my feet I rise

You've tried pity
And you've tried fear
You can no longer own me
With either one dear