Disillusioned
fairy tales
not real
love
prince charming
happiness
dance across screens
leap across dreams
seems to land in everyone else’s lap
while I
watch from sidelines
drawn
watch behind fences
erected
stand behind drawbridge
drawn tall
watching world in love
not seeing
not wanting
not needing
that sickening stuff.
Alone
proud
can do it all
need no one to hold my hand
independent
beheld to none
allowed to live my life
as I wish it to run.
No one sees me late at night
reflected in deep moonlight
sitting
wondering
where it all went wrong…..
why…..
when….
how is no mystery
torment
torture
men who abused
who broke
sense of self
sense of worth
whilst laughing with delight
at tortures played
upon tender flesh.
Stand tall I will.
Stand alone I shall.
For time
has proven
again and again
that I am the only one
I can believe in.
©Nov. 21/20
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