Posted by Naomi Estralado on March 28, 1999 at 03:24:00:
Let this be the last time I bleed.
When these scars disappear,
Let there be a new me.
It's easy to fall, but getting up
Is hard.
Let me stand on my own.
When you throw your rocks,
I will not stumble.
When you try to step on me,
I will not be crushed.
Let me be the center of my own reasoning.
Mold not my mind, my soul.
You knocked me to the ground,
Now I don't want your hand,
Neither do I want your soft lips.
Let me be comforted by my own being.
Let me culitivate my own happiness,
And when you scream at me,
Let my internal music block out
Your roar.
You treaded on my wings,
But they are not broken.
Let me fly.
You owned my sky and took my ocean.
It's alright,
I found an entire universe in
My mind.
I can't let you in again.
So now you're lost and alone.
You neglected your own earth,
And made me your seed.
While you became my weed.
I tried to wash away the pain with my tears,
But only lost my sanity.
The white flag is down.
I've turned my back.
Let this be the last time I bleed.
When these scars disappear,
Let there be a new me.