be gentle
submit and forgive
give us your heart
and we'll give you the keys."
these the words
you nailed again and again
into my tender skin
I thought we all bore
these same words on our hearts
but your game was played by different rules
as you riddled me with darts
"be quiet
while i scream
be gentle
while i tear at you
give me your heart
while i keep the doors locked."
these the deeds
you kept me trapped in
while you bloodied my tender skin
So I take ink and needle
and rework the words
turn quiet into confidence
turn submit into indomitable strength
turn forgive into never again
I reclaim the edges of my heart
with fierce lines.
I honor the limits and expanses of myself.
I fling open the doors.
I walk out.
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