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Lessons Learned

You taught me how to feel shame
With every single touch
How to hurt myself because
I was not good enough
You made sure I knew that
I was worthless deep inside
You played with my emotions
Til all I could do was hide
And finally you showed me
How I was dirty, too
I never would be loved by
Anyone but you
For years I've kept these lessons
Held tightly in my heart
But now I can't because your words
Are tearing me apart
Making this, ironically,
My darkest time in life
Where I've gotten so much better
Yet I still want to die
But on those days when I'm not ready
To admit defeat
I pray I'll find the strength to live,
The courage just to be

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