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No
no what is your excuse
no why would you say that
are you okay? no
for so long, i watched
other women nod & swallow
what they were being spoon-fed with.
they accepted the lies as easily as
they would’ve embraced the truth.
i was naive to think i would never have
words hurled at me, branded in
my memory as a reminder of what
i had no control over.
it happened one day on the way
back from school.
i didn’t need your comment;
my day was hard enough.
i didn’t ask for your opinion;
you just thought i did so you
strung curses & threats into sentences
because
i was a girl with
the only difference being
my chromosome #46.
and for the first time i saw you,
i saw who you truly were.
i wish i could’ve said something
a comeback an insult
i wanted to hurt you
as much as you hurt me.
your words left me feeling worthless.
in your eyes, i was nothing more than just an ant
crawling the surface of the wide, dangerous world,
destined to be trampled by the giants.
you were the giant &
my misery made you smile.
i hope you’re happy
even though you don’t deserve to be.
selfishness [ˈselfiSHnəs]
(a noun)
its synonyms include being egoistic
self-centered inconsiderate heartless
cruel
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