My Own Mind

I never had a say in anything. I had to be quite, submissive, complaint. Poor child me, I believed I could trust him, Was told I had to, told he was my father. I had to listen to him, obey him. That naive me never knew how wrong it was. He only said "Don't tell anyone" and I obeyed. I obeyed those words for many many years. Those years were painful, cold, agony. I kept quiet, never spoke up, obeyed. Until I knew, until I realized, how wrong, disgusting, vile his actions were. In a snap, I was no longer a naive child. I became aware of his crimes, his sins. I remembered his words from so long ago. I threw his words out of my mind away from me. I rebelled made up my mind, I was no longer gonna be a naive child a submissive child. I spoke to his wife, My mother. I disobeyed his request, spoke up, finally revealed his darkest secret. He's out of the picture, away from me my family. I have no regrets I don't feel sorry. I'm happy, it's just my family now, I'm able to be me Really me now. I no longer have to fear him, I have a voice now. I'm not a complaint child Not anymore. I speak, My ideas, My dreams, My hopes, My opinions. I can speak my own mind.