I Survived

You had me pinned down

You took all the words out of my mouth

Tears ran down my face

Blows thrown out of place

It didn’t matter what I said

Your price had to be paid

They say he’ll reap what he sows

Why am I the one begging for mercy

You had to feel the fight leave my being

Revelled in the hope disintegrating in my eyes

The bile rising within me

Served to fuel your degenerate mind

Broken and bruised

You left me in the gutter for no one to find

If he is the criminal

Why am I the one pleading guilty

Lying there

Enshrouded by self-hatred

Beseeching God to let me die

I slowly realized, not a day sooner

I had been touched by a monster

And I survived

My strength does not dwell in my body

My strength lies in my spirit

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