By courtney
Date: 2004 Nov 23
Comment on this Work
[[2004.11.23.21.56.20939]]

Thicker

The assault
on my faults
had me blaming myself
for as long as it takes
to blink.
I think
I deserve release
from this emotional
incarceration-
some situations
and complications
have edited my story
of comfort and glory,
Scratched out sentences
replacing hope with fury.
The ending was so gory
you had to skip some pages,
but those stages
are what bind me-
you can't rewind me
I am what I've been taught
Highlighted for battles I've fought
I am caught
in review
and so few
can publish the offensive content
But I lent
you the draft
to review and reflect
and you neglected
my past
all the times I finished last-
But I learn fast
and heal even quicker
this skin is thicker
than you gave me
credit for.