It didn't surprise me when You plunged your knife of words Through my very heart Again What surprised me was the lack of blood The lack of pain and the lack of hurt I felt I watched the blade pass through my chest Absently My body turned clear in anticipation Of your deadly diction And suddenly I was immune I had learned to cope Finally after all this time My body learned That something had to give So I became a ghost each time And your frustration welled Because you no longer had power Over me I was my own again Yes I had scars in my ghostly self But no more sting of a blade, no more gush of blood No more cry of tears I was my own again