Once you were gone My fear gave way To a careful curiousity Now replaced by understanding And now my dear, I know you were the one So afraid for So long Your brutal attacks Were only your way Of expressing your rage A physical attempt at speaking For you knew you lacked The words You hated my family You hated my friends Because my happiness Only made you feel More alone You attacked my religion Threw my Bibles at me Because my beliefs Only made you feel Your lack of peace You picked apart My clothing And everything I did Because my beauty Only made you feel Uneasy Might something better Sweep me away? And you dimished my success Calling it luck Because my talent Only made you feel Like you had none Your jealousy Your insecurity Your fear Your pain Are what made you The monster Not meBirth sign: Aquarius
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