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[runfasterthanyoucan]

Don't Fight Fire With Fire

I try and make a habit out of not biting my tongue Of not holding back harshness Nor words that have stung

Because I can remember As a wee little lass Learning to speak With prudeness and class

And pushing back thoughts That I wished to be heard For fear that I'd seem Obnoxious, absurd

And not speaking out No matter how longing To fit in as a lady And for once, belonging

And I hated not speaking nor acting on my thoughts But I made up my mind No matter the cost

And now that I realize What's really to be learned Is that when they say "Don't fight fire with fire" They mean "Stand and burn"

~Inspired by a line of claudiaboleyn's