shame is the great silencer, you took the words right out of my mouth, for years you left me avoiding my own thoughts chasing circles after myself you told me in a million ways
That no one would ever love me,
that being around me was a chore I should not have bothered you with.
now from a safe distance looking back looks like ink on paper a pen is my looking glass the only thing to turn old scars into something with more direction the raised texture on my broken heart and porcelain skin a map I can't lose showing where I'm going, where I've been. reminding me what you put me through,
That i'm not worthless because you want me less you don't dictate how I love myself you cannot scream a smile off my face even when I don't know how to respond to sharp phrases
If I'm leaving you cannot tell me i'm a disappointment from such a distance although your persistence is astounding and your anger awesome My endurance is an equal to my ability to walk away andΒ Β sometimes you don't have to say a single word to make a statement. I never had to cut you I just let your words cut our ties and distance lend me perspective
And just because I do not yell doesn't mean That I am quiet. I' am not ashamed anymore And you can not keep me silent