The Flash Back!

I sometimes think back to the way life was
Before I met you.

The way the sun peeked through the clouds
And the wind blew through my hair.

It was just a little bit different.
A little bit better.

I remember the way I would laugh without caring who was watching me.
I would speak without filtering my words carefully.
Fear of judgment and repercussions didn’t exist.
I was obedient and silent because you demanded it.

Little by little
You took who I was and made me into what you wanted.
Little by little
You shaped my very being.

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I sometimes think back to the day I left you.

The way the sun peeked through the clouds
And the wind blew through my hair.

I remember feeling free for the first time in a long time.
I remember feeling so lost and confused.
What do I do now?

Little by little
I picked up every shattered piece of me.
Little by little
I rebuilt myself.

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I remember the day that I felt whole again.
I always dreamed of going back to the way I was before.
But then I remembered...
That naïve girl fell for you and all your deceit.
She followed you like a puppy and obeyed your every command.

Never again.

Now it’s my turn to take my life and make it my own.
I am the master of my life and I will make it beautiful.

I created a mosaic out of the shattered remains of me.