I wish this was the end. Where at the end of the poem you’re better. There’s no more monsters to fight. No more men to get you. Life is so cruel. The man who abused me taught me to fight. He was my taekwondo coach. So now, when faced with him I lay down. I let it consume me. How do I fight when tied to him? I’m forever tied. Forever is ever, and ever is always. Every time I stand up he knocks me right back down. Teaching me another lesson. I hate him. He’s still teaching me 12 years later. Giving up is the only choice I have that feels like my own. Before I dealt with the pain by satisfying and giving myself up to random men.
What is a swimmer to do when water is drained from the pool?
What is a bird to do when its wings get clipped?
What is a fighter to do with no ring?
I’m not trying to be poetic. I just hate everything. Today is just one of those days. I’m going to try to do something to help myself.
I just hate him and I’m trying not to hate myself.