they say
if you love something
set it free
and if it comes back
it’s meant to be
and though this may
be true
we didn’t rely
on faith alone
to make our dreams
a reality

i won't allow you this
power over me to twist
my mind to believe
i was in the wrong

when you were the
one to treat me
like a play toy
picking me up when
it was fun
throwing me away when
it stopped

i am a woman
not a trinket
for your amusement
and i refuse to
stand by while the cycle
repeats.

by learning to love you
i learned to love myself

for in your eyes
i could see reflected
everything i am
that makes up my being
that you came to love

and while i fell for you
i fell for myself too