A lifetime full of words to say,

But with you, I’m forced to keep my words at bay.

So many thoughts I must hide.

Told am I, my opinions won't change the tide.

I’ve stood in hell, those around me in languish.

Outside a smile, inside bathed in anguish.

The words you said cut deeper than you‘ll know,

You knocked me down, preventing me to grow.

I am to blame for letting you go this far.

You left my soul littered with your horrid scars.

You rubbed salt in the wounds with your hurtful words,

And as I refused to fight back, the world around me blurred.

I couldn’t tell what was right and wrong,

The manipulative grip you had around me was strong.

I was lost in the crazy circus you invited me to,

Little did I know you were the ringmaster in our rendezvous.

You had me strung tightly on your lease of lies,

But I was lost in the deceitfulness of your eyes.

But no longer will I be your Marionette,

From this point on, you will pose to me no threat.

I have been quiet for far too long

I will no longer be an idle puppet, a ploy in your throng

It’s time I break free of the cage you kept me ensnared

For I no longer fear you, I will no more participate in your affair

This is the end of our time together now

For my freedom, there is no greater gift to endow

Goodbye, I say now for the last time

For today I finally take back what's rightfully mine

Now I break the bars on this cage

I am no longer a performer forced to dance on your stage

It is with a bitter wave I leave you

My soul, withered and dying, is now born a-new

I was your slave, something for you to toy with

Your promise of joy, just a fragmented myth

A Phoenix I was, beautiful and magnificent,

Until you smothered my flames, dragging me to your syndicate

But like the Phoenix reborn am I

I rise back up with a burning red fire in my eyes

For the flames roar like a mighty lion, violent

For too long has my screaming mind been silent

Have I the freedom to speak words that I’ve long wanted to say

The thoughts in my mind will no longer wait at bay

My true colors now shine through

I am no longer the girl you once believed you knew

And you may be thinking of all the tears I’ll shed

But the truth is, without you I feel no sense of loss or dread

You told me without you I would fall,

But now, I stand here, above it all

For today marks the start of something new

No longer am I this feeble woman for you to purse

Be gone I say!

For today I step out of your grip, of your fray

Today I am strong

Today I am freed from those who treated me so wrong

And here is a warning for those who feel caged too,

Before you look for a friend as you do,

Take a moment to remember who you are

Never try to be someone who isn’t you by far

Just take a small moment to look and see

For not everyone is who they may seem to be.