I will conquer the cities in my mind you destroyed. I am rebuilding them and making them shine brighter than before. There are gates around them, and moats and jetting mountains. Stay out. I am strong. I don't need you. I don't need anyone. Wild flowers grow tall in my gardens, with each stem come thousands of thorns. Don't you dare touch me, For I have changed. My tongue will spit words I feared to before. Ones that strike a soft spot within you and make you wonder what happened to me as my eyes dig through your exterior. No longer will I cater to every need, fulfill every desire, and be left a broken mess on the ground. Never again will I love and trust so easily, leaving my heart out in the open for another and giving them all the power to completely destroy it. I refuse. I can smell a lie from thousands of miles away now. Your betrayal has given me power, a fire burning within me. I'm different. You don't know this girl.