I'm afraid to grow up
to give myself up unconditionally
to the levels of maturity
once demonstrated for me
by the one I thought I loved.
Little did I know I was being used
silently abused and increasingly confused
because I wanted to believe him
and his lies about mutual affection
even after being hit and bruised.
All I ever wanted was to fit it
with the pople who made a note
to degrade me when I wasn't looking
and to fit in with the people on
higher levels who knew I was doubling over
to just look like they did.
I don't want to deal with the
pressures of the world and
everyone in it unless they can
give me a legitimate reason
to want to live.
Thanks to sterotypes and heartless people
that have passed through my life
I have another battle to survive
another encounter to endure.

- Jacqueline Audrey
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