She Needed No Other
She stood out from the crowd
As you walk into the room, you catch her eyes
Where she sits quietly, hidden in the recesses,
A smile graces her majestic face, so confident
Knowing she is the wolf among the princesses.
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She watches you closely as you walk over
Recognising she’s the lioness among queens,
You hope to conquer her strength, her power
Undermine her self love, so try by all means.
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I believe you’ve strongly underestimated her
You’re royalty, but she has no need of a prince,
As she has all she needed to survive, to live
Is self efficiency, never needed others since.
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Yes, maybe one day you’ll become king
But this does not sway her opinion at all,
She can boldly turn you away, no regrets
Passing judgement on you, a Neanderthal.
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She is both the sword to slay her nightmares
And the dragon to protect her innocence,
She fears neither, acceptance is the key
You’ll see her strength is her greatest defence.
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She does not need your pity, your empathy
As she shows you her pain, hear her screams,
She will not be beaten, she will never fall
She’ll welcome the chase, of her own dreams.
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Colleen Millsteed
My first love is poetry — it’s like a desperate need to write, to free up space in my mind, to escape the constant noise in my head. Most of the time the poems write themselves — I’m just the conduit holding the metaphorical pen.
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This was veryyyy empowering! I loved it!
Another of yours that I missed, I love this one a lot