I’m so tired.
I’m so old.
I’m so sick of being told
What to do,
What to say,
I don’t see it any other way.

You want to control me,
But I can’t let you.
You want to rule me,
But I won’t let you.

You wanted all of me,
But I can’t give it.
I cry for you
And you never let me forget it.

You are a monster,
But I am done
Being your puppet,
Your puppet is gone.

I clearly hate you,
And you me.
You made me
And now you can’t take me.

My independence,
My pride,
My dignity,
Are all mine.

And as much as you want to,
You can’t take them away,
And I can’t stay
In this place of tears.

And fears and reality
Come together and clash,
Combine to make me shiver
And shake with the memories.

You won’t ever have me,
I won’t be yours.
Got to hell,
And take what you claim
To be yours.

But I claim to be my own,
Mine and mine alone.
I have my life back
And you can’t have it.

You bastard,
I won’t let you fill my life
With your taunts and threats,
With your lies and strife.

I won’t let you use
And abuse me,
For it is now my choice.
I will stand up
And you will hear me,
You’ll hear my voice.

You’ll hear it loud and clear
And your mind will cloud with fear
For I am no longer yours to control,
No longer, not anymore.

I have a mind of my own,
My own heart and soul.
You have no power over me.
Ha, it was never meant to be.

Back off, go away
And leave me alone.
I choose my fate,
And I choose to be alone.

Away from your evil, I run,
And try to remake my life.
I will thrive and win.
I will be thoroughly alive.

I’m too stubborn, too strong.
You can’t bring me down.
I don’t want to hurt you,
But I will, if I must.
I will grind you into the ground.

I will bend you till you break,
I will make you feel how I felt.
I look forward to the day
When you hang by my belt.

But wait, stop.
These are bad thoughts,
Your fingerprints inside my brain
Are surely going to drive me insane.

So away I go
Form my home and heart.
Alone I will be
And happy I’ll die,
For my life is my own
Now and for all time.

I beat you,
I beat you in my own way.
And I am so glad
I live so far away.

Don’t worry,
I will live my life,
Now that you no longer control it,
You can’t fill it with lies.

You didn’t kill me,
You tried to but failed.
Thank God you didn’t break me,
You tried to but failed.

Go away and
Don’t ever come back.
For if you do,
I will not be held responsible
For what I do.

If you come back
And rouse my anger,
You can expect a knife in your back,
And murder in the night.

I’ll slice your neck,
You won’t even scream.
You’ll sit there, eyes open,
Death and evil incarnate.

And I will slip away into the night,
Rinsing my hands of your blood.
You’ll plague me no more,
I will no longer have to fight
You and my head anymore.

I will relax and sleep
Peacefully once more,
And wait and see
What my new life has in store.
For my life is my own,
Even if I do die alone.

And in my new life,
You will become a distant memory,
And fade away from the walls of my mind,
And I will regain my sanity.
For you will be gone,
And I would have won.

I may be alone,
Sitting on a stone
In the middle of nowhere,
But I am free,
And I am happy.

For my life is my own,
Mine and mine alone.