I don't need you to love me
even though I want you to
I'm not going to pretend trauma hasn't left its mark upon me
but I know today, I'm loveable and love ain't gonna kill me like hate nearly did
I love the beauty of innocence in my eyes,
I no longer feel repulsed by my reflection in the mirror
There's a softness in me, my humanity
no one suffocated that fire within,
no one destroyed it or broke it (nor me)
I may have tried to ignore it, bury it under wrath, pain and drugs
but I was raised with genes of strong stock
and if life has taught me anything
I know yesterday doesn't define me
but my actions today will
freeflowpoet
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