It was me
Just me
Me alone
Shackled in my own emotions
Trapped in my own thoughts

Then the sun screamed
Screamed at me
Morning and night
The sun screamed so loud
I heard the shrill noise in the day
It was remorseful and blaming
It told me it was my fault
It screamed my name
Over and over
LEAH
LEAH
LEAH
I hated it
My own name sickened me

The sun screamed at me in the night
When I fell asleep
I dreamed of the sun
But the sun was not shining
The sun was dark
Pure terror
Nightmares
The image of him over and over again
On top of me
Holding me down
Always in my mind
Looming

The sun burned my skin
I was never the same
But stronger
The sun is my reminder
Of him
Of the past
Of my future
I became
What I never thought I could be
Independent
And free
From the shackles