You held me You Hurt me You loved me Your hands on me You promised you would protect me You were the monster I feared Every whisper Every insult Brought me to life Destroyed me A weekend away Two hours in the truck Was paradise Was Torture Every soft caress Every dominative stare The holding of hands The body you claimed The touching of lips The skin you made me taste You cried when you left I cried at what was left of me An ultimatum in three months A chance at freedom A broken heart A weight off my shoulders I hate you I love you For hurting me For showing me how strong I am You made me a victim I became a pheonix