"Calm down, peace out,
Watch how you talk to me."
"Shut up, sit down,
Is that an attitude I see?"
"Stick around, wipe off that frown,
I know what you think of me."
"Man up, wipe those tears,"
Real men never cry, you see."
I listened too long to those phrases,
As I took every rebuke you hurled.
I did anything to hear your praises,
To appease your crazes,
To see your joyful gazes.
Yet, it seemed I was everything wrong in your world.
You demanded my respect and my love,
But you never gave any first.
Want someone to be proud of?
Well now the sides are reversed.
You beat me down,
But you never touched me.
And you kept me down,
By the words you said to me,
Those lies you fed to me,
The pain you dealt to me.
You made me hate myself,
With every word you'd shout.
And every shameful laugh,
Planted a seed of doubt.
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Tenebris: The Complete Collection
ПоэзияI struggle. I change. This is the cycle. This is the end. A collection of my own personal poems spanning the last three years, about the life I've lived and the world around me. Contains dark imagery, and mature themes including death and self harm...
