From the Ashes long days and even longer nights, always praying you'd be gentle this time. i guess i never learned my lesson, because according to you i was always fucking it up. according to you, i deserved every hit. you got off on it, seeing me writhe in pain. my blood, my bruises, the cries for help, they excited you. you killed my spirit, and i knew i couldn't fight back, though i tried. each time the pain only became worse, you found new ways to torture me. you broke my soul. i never knew that i deserved more, better than becoming your play toy. i was more than a pawn in your deranged little game, although it took me a long time to realize it. i was the phoenix, and from my own ashes i was reborn. stronger, more beautiful, and more powerful than ever. now you are nothing but a memory, one that i will use to grow stronger still. and from the ashes, still i rise. ~the girl you hurt one too many times~
