you
do
not
control
me

i am more powerful
than that
which you reign me with

i am no dog
i am no domestic sheep
i will not be herded
or whipped to submission

you cannot hurt me anymore
for i have risen
above the dependency upon
the ground which you walk

my mind grows stronger at night
but as does yours
but i will not let you win
any longer

oh
for i have found something
much more potent
than the taste you leave
on my mind

you believe that
this is my weakness
this is what makes you
come back to me
every time
and
while that was true before
i have learned
that what i once
viewed as an Achilles heel
was truly my strength

it may seem cliche
and overused
but i have found a new meaning
and definition
of the phrase
"love conquers all"
and it is not
what you see
on instagram
or pinterest

but it is something
you can experience
if you allow it to

you
do
not
control
me
anymore