Bullying did not bring curses from my lips
I fought to be loved by you
I fought to break through your harness
I did not succeed
I knew I could never fight again for the love I needed from you
It was as black and white as that
Truthfully, even wanting to be loved became a shameful feeling
A pain that hurt
And I cherish that hurt as all I have from you
And when other loves beat me
I feel as mute as the speechless ones
I could not speak to save myself
To free myself
The poison I drank in my youth is still in my system
Nothing could excuse me from the ordeal
Not my health or my age mattered
And I have never believed in the reason
Why one man can treat another with contempt