bubbles hit her stomach
making her giddy and cheer
until she wakes the next morning
frozen by fear

squeezing her eyes shut
she counts to ten
sick from her gut
she’s woken up in the pits of hell

he gives her a fright
as he puts up a fight
from this moment on her life is forever changed
like everything she previously new
has suddenly been rearranged

but she knows she has the ability
despite all of her fragility
to escape this restraint
and not be lost in its taint

the truth that she holds
has taken years to unfold
for she is done being weak
it takes courage to speak

rising from the darkness
bright rapture springs
she has no more time for the heartless
as she spreads her burning wings