When we were together

You made me feel as if...
The world was sharper
My heart larger
My smile brighter.

You made me feel as if...
I was wrong
I didn't deserve you
I wasn't worth anything.

You made me melt
As you glared at me.

You made my heart pound
As you yelled at me.

You made me breathless
As you choked me.

When my front door opens
I brace.
When I walk back from work
I look over my shoulder.
When I have money
I hide it.

I will live in fear
Remembering how you smashed my head into the floor
Remembering how you cried in my arms asking me to never leave you.
Remembering how you winked at me in the courtroom.

And you will only get a fine.

I have a mission:

today is a new day
this is always true
today is a sunrise
as the earth turns
the dark skies blue.

today is another chance
to look within
speak my truth
heal my heart
as living proof that
I alone am strong in faith

and so,

I walk my path today
to take my part in destiny
and write the pages of my life
exactly as I choose to read.

I AM~
the author of my story
the ink of my words
the love of my life
the sky full of birds
the roots of a tree
the air that I breathe.

I am ready
I am ready
I am ready
Yes, I AM.