There Is Life On The Other Side

You brag about giving, but you take what you can

pretend to be strong, a virtual superman

Lure me into thinking, I am safe and content

but you leave me confused, a cognitive dissonant

Your covert aggression, leaves me unsettled and hazy

I can’t take anymore, you are literally making me crazy

I need to pick out my thoughts, like I pick out my threads

put on the real me, get you out of my head

Darkness falls on me heavy, like shadows fall on the ground

I still hear your voice in my head, if I turn up the sound

Multiply 10 to 3 and you will come to agree

nothing else really matters, but what I think of me

It took forever to get here, a whole lifetime of chances

dirty looks, nasty thoughts, and ugly side glances

But I’m-here nonetheless, with no thanks to you

then again, I guess I learned lessons from the shit I’ve been through

So I will politely thank you, get up and be on my way

just one more thing, I'd appreciate getting to say

I’m thankful you taught me, just how resilient I am

although it wasn’t ideal or what I would have planned

But the fact is, I’m standing….

There was a time I was sure,

that my life was over, but I found the cure

Believing in me, never second guessing my worth

taking care of my business and putting me first