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Unexpected
You held my head under when I tried to swim alone
Just to show that you could.
You tripped me when I tried to stand
I never dreamed you would.
I smiled as I pulled from my shadows
Yet you shoved me back in
You locked me in my misery
Stealing away my grin
You took my heart and laughed at it
The painful game you’d play.
A child standing tall, magnifier in hand
While this ant you burn away.
A boot on my back, holding strong
I should have seen the signs
That you should have said “I love you”
But instead it was “You’re mine”
I second guess, confused at best
The thoughts of my own soul.
My tears won’t dry an endless supply
Your words do take their tole.
You laughed at my pain, mocked my shame
You tried to keep me small
All so from your pedestal
You could feel so tall…
Wow, powerful piece..............
I hope this was just a very talented poet's collage of many things brought together and not a poem written for an actual person who did all these things to her. If it is the latter then please know you took some pretty awful experiences and wove them into a though painful but still beautiful and powerful self empowering poem for others in similar circumstances to read. Hats off to you, Most Sincerely, Melissa Lundeen.
Thanks
The actions are figurative and literal. Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate them :)