Stronger

Stronger

Don’t give me that self-satisfied,
smug little smile.
So full of yourself are you?
I hold the power to destroy you,
with a simple flick of my wrist.
I’m a tiger.
I am no weakling,
I won’t bow to you,
or follow your every word.
I’m free from your shackles,
I can breathe once more.
There’s no love song here,
no happy endings.
My life is no fairy tale.
I gave you enough chances
to try, again and again.
Each time you ignored me,
and each time you tore another piece of my heart.
Do I look gullible to you?
I can send you into pain and misery,
just so easily.
I’m a fighter, baby,
never a follower.
You know how I lead,
I’ve shown you my self-confidence before,
shown you my ability to confound.
And I’ve known you to watch me,
out of the corner of your soul.
But now, I’m a survivor.
and you’ve only made me stronger.