This is such a great poem saffie xx. The way you used parenthesis brings out the poem more in my opinion. The main points are in them. It's really tough being stuck in the middle of your past and present. You don't know which way to go. You always want to move on from someone or something that has hurt you. the storm I love how you say that as it shows that you wanted to hide from the hurt or even something deep inside but its impossible. Misery loves it's company and will follow you no matter what. Promises that this person would keep you safe is hard when it's the person who hurts you.

I love the inner strength part. It makes me happy to hear. I love how you don't say what makes you feel safe but the strength comes from within. No you are not anyone toy. The emotion you have is wonderful. I love the feeling of hope you have and the you can overcome. Feelings are a terrible thing to give away. your heart has the most emotions and that's why you have to trust them fully.

Ashes are a super strong word here. Your feelings are burned to the ground and you show how much you cared and were hurt. I love how you got your feeling out as you want to say how you feel here. You tell your whole heart and you can tell you are moving on from this past your past. You take pleasure in finding your life here and again. You can move on from your past and live your life and be happy. :)

Because when the fire fades away, there will
only be ashes left to show what you did to me.

^ I like that!!...

This is driving me nuts because I sooo wrote a poem very very similar to this with a garbage metaphor and I can't think of what it was haha!

Anyways, with that being said, that means I can relate to this because I wrote of soemthing similiar. I've learned that when we feel this way towards someone, though we want to do what theyve done to us, an eye for an eye, they'll get theres. Karma is no joke and they'll get theres in the end...

I like when people use a line in their poetry for one way, then use it again in another way..you were thrown away for trash, but found the strength to show them what trash feels like...I get it..been there..done that. lol

Nice write..Empowering those to stick up for themselves.