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Not Afraid Anymore
A free verse poem
You beat me.
Choked me out.
Told me I could never
live without you.
Now I write to escape the
horror story that you
played the antagonist in.
I remember the day you
told me no one would
ever read what I pen.
I won’t let your ungodly sins
ruin how I view myself within.
Those days are over.
When you placed
that gun to my head,
you were dead to me then.
You always said you didn’t
mean to take it that far.
Sorry, I don’t believe that.
I don’t even know who you are.
The strength you tried to
smother and cover up
eventually oxidized
and revived on its own.
I just needed to be shown
and reminded of my worth.
For your sake, I hope
heaven is on earth.
Cause I’m sure if not, your
place in hell is reserved.
I won’t be concerned.
You get what
you deserve.
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