(tw?: reference to physical & emotional abuse)
god forbid
i open my mouth
and tell you what i think
god forbid
i make you yell, or
stalk towards me when i shrink
god forbid
i be scared of
your seething, raging hand
god forbid
i panic; how dare i
hide my head in sand
god forbid
i'm human
god forbid i breathe
god forbid
i walk and talk, and
god forbid i leave
god forbid
i spite you
god forbid i cry
god forbid
my independence
god forbid i try
god forbid
i heal
god forbid i move on
god forbid
i live a life
in which you are gone
god forbid
i piss you off
by using my own voice
god forbid
i have the right
to make my own fucking choice
