because I’ve learned

Can’t make a damage assessment
I’m still reeling and running
maybe that’s a testament
to what I’ve done

I left everything behind
without a choice
I lost a part of me that’s kind
and a voice
I had no inner drive
yet somehow I survived

I hold no simple wisdom
that hasn’t yet been spoken
they’re looking for the warrior
but there’s only a man that’s broken
through no fault of my own
I reaped what you had sown
an accident at best
no witness I can attest
so you attack me
tried to blacken me inside

Now I’m vocalized
why are you so scared?
perhaps you realized
that my voice is now the one that’s blared
but I don’t want to be feared
still I can see through you
a void of selfish ambition
Napoleon’s sonnet or perhaps a new rendition
no intention for affection
only submission

but I don’t hate you
I just want to break you
I want to stop it before it gets worse
what you did to me
it’s worse than a curse
I was helpless, you were relentless
there was only numbness
and clumsiness
how can it be?

I’m back on my feet
and I’m standing solo
I’m not an angel, they won’t give me a halo
not yet anyway, but you should pay
still that’s not the way
you’re day will come
I’ll warn others about what you’ve done
so they can’t be burned
yeah, it’s all I can do
because I’ve learned