I know you remember,
You say you forget.
The words of the devil,
whispering regrets.
You’ve come so far,
so far,
so close you have kept;
pain and a memory
is all you have left.
Who is it that took you down?
Who is it that put you on the ground?
Who would you kill if you could?
Even if you knew you would,
suffer in a world of flame,
who is it that gave you shame?
What would you give to find out?
Show them all,
who’s laughing now.
We all are
broken inner children,
we have all
been victimized.
Bruised, betrayed
and hope was stolen,
innocence has been denied.
Trust was raped
and hearts were broken,
faith replaced
with thieves and lies.
Left you wretched,
lost and hopeless;
wouldn’t you love
to repay their gifts
in kind?
It’s the monsters in our heads,
not the ones under our beds
that make us face the end,
the break up and the bend.
The twists in life align
to break into a smile;
we never lost it all,
we gained it in the wild.
He took you for a ride,
she pushed your love aside,
he fucked your only friend,
she took your heart and then,
they ridiculed your home,
they made fun of your clothes
they tried to push you down,
show them
who’s laughing now.
They couldn’t kill you,
but they filled you
with the breath of every evil
that was visited upon you.
Take the life
that they took from you.
We all have our torments,
for the moment,
let’s embrace our anger.
Show them there is nothing,
but the suffering
now we fear no danger.
The taste of living
for the minute
that we win is so exquisite.
Grinning as you stand
above the crowds
that held you down.
You’ll show them all
who’s laughing now.
HG -2016
