He stripped away my
self-worth, layer by layer
until there was nothing left
of my personality.
Yet I never thought
about the girl
who I used to be.
She lived inside,
my caged soul
waiting for the day
I would set her free.
Casting her light
into my dark mind,
hoping I will see,
flashes of a better life,
glimpses of possibility.
I was never alone
because me & him believed in me.