I've held on to long
It's about time I break free
I'm letting it all out
You no longer have a hold on me
I lived my life
Trying to reach your expectations
Covering, lying
To protect your reputation
And what did I get in return?
Scars, tears, twisted self-judgment
Broken in the shadows
Is not how life should be spent
But now the wings you ripped out
Have grown back in its place
I will stretch them far and wide
No longer just taking up space
The light shimmers off of them
They are no longer the color of coal
You thought you could break me
But instead you made me whole
You tore me down over and over
Causing my soul to crack
You made me find myself
Making me stronger as I grew back
And those emotions tying me to you
Began to disappear
Replaced by repulsion and hatred
No longer depression or fear
What you say
No longer has an effect on me
Say, do whatever you want
I am finally free
I crossed that bridge
Then burned it down
Turned, walked away
And ditched the frown
That whip you always used
Is now circled around my wrist
I have the control now
Give me another reason to pull, I insist
The scars have healed over
But stay as a keepsake
A memory of all you've done
Out of me, all you take
I yank on the whip
You stumble to your knees
This has never happened before
The opportunity I seize
But I will not beat you
Torture you, or be inhumane
I just walk in front of you
And drop your heavy chain
It is yours to keep
I won't return
You are nothing now
But a lesson learned
So I walk away
Leaving you behind
Because I've been set free
And it's about time.
-About my mother, I am finally free of your hold.-
