A/N: this is my entry for FADV, which raised $2,645. What an amazing job!


I Am

I am torn apart

broken

there is nothing left of me

you have taken everything

my will to live

survive

thrive

I am no longer the person I was before

you have stripped me with your words

your hands

I am but a shell

I once loved you

adored you

I would have done anything

said anything

but I am lifeless

my eyes tell a story of pain

my bones are weak

my skin fragile

I wince on contact

I am not strong

I am not powerful

I will comply

I will obey

I am trained

but I have just enough fight

to rise up

to fight back

to become strong once again.