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Better Than You


I can hear the anger in your voice and the rapid beat of my heart. I know that you show no remorse with the harm that you have done. I sit in a locked room scared of what you will do. I have always been afraid of you. Times fade and you’ve aged and now the tables have turned. I’m not a scared little child who runs away. I’m not a child who is kept locked away. I’m a strong lady who fights for what I have to say. No more imprisonment or fear from you. I’ll turn out to be much better than you.
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