Miami, FL

I Hate You
I hate you
You robbed me
Of my innocence
Then the hate
Boiled up within me
And I wanted to hurt someone
So I took it out
On the only person
I had control over
Me
I defiled my body
And nearly damned
My own soul
To an everlasting hell
Of unending regret
Because of what
You Did
You murdered my innocence
Shattered me into
A thousand pieces
Of pain and sorrow
I felt different after that
Different from
Every other little girl
Little girls shouldn’t
Have to think about
Those things
Shouldn’t have to wonder
What it means
Wonder if it shows
If everyone can tell
What you did
Can’t own me though
I am stronger than that
I’ll show you
I am a phoenix
I rise from the ashes
To survive another day
I buried your shame
Deep within me
Never to be shared
With another human being
Never to see the light
Of a mortal day
For your shame it is
Not mine
And you never even
Said you were sorry
I put the pieces
Back in their places
Although never the same
They refract light
In a thousand ways
Reflecting
The inner beauty
The resplendence
Of who I really am