This poem is not about you
It's not about your dangerous hugs
That made me feel like I was safe
When really you were chaining me down

This poem is not about you
It's not about how you told me you loved me
That I was the only one for you
Even while knowing I didn't know how to love

This poem is not about you
And how you demanded I choose you over my own boyfriend
That you thought I was a bully for defending myself
When all I wanted was to be free of you

This poem is not about you
It's not about how you made me try to **** myself
That night that blood spilled over because of your words
When I survived I vowed I would try again until I died

This poem is not about you
And how even a glimpse of you will drive me into a panic
That you torture my nightmares to this day
When all I wanted was to be a kid