for a lifetime ~
I can still never watch
a father hug his child,
without feeling the rush
of tears inside.
Thank you for maiming
my childhood with real times ~
I never sought help,
never wept, never fell,
never broke, never spoke,
kept it all - bottled within.
Thank you for making me
distrust fairy tales ~
I never relied
on a prince to fly by
to love me, to claim me,
to save me from fires.
Thank you for pushing me
to grow beyond my age ~
Can you see my wounds?
I have hidden it, and how!
Ain't I a woman now?
Haven't I made you proud?
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