i've been left
with my heart
ripped open
i've been left
with my life
torn from me
i've been left
for dead
i've been mocked
and ridiculed
i've been hurt
and teased
i haven't got
what it takes
to please life
so they took my
will from me
but they didn't see
the strength
of my beating heart
it won't quit
it won't start
to fail
~erika boal