as i can no longer bring tears to my eyes

my body seems to finish the job for me

collapsing into a ball and rocking back and forth

my hair drips water down my back

releasing every broken dream my eyes hid from the world

here in this shower of acid rain

i feel safe

i can let all my insecurities go

revolting against all the hurt

aiming it into pain that goes straight into the heart of everyone that’s taken something from me

for i am no longer whole

i watch the burnt edges of who i used to be wash down the drain

as i step out and look into the mirror

seeing the new me

i am unaware of the goodness in me

but as i stare into my new eyes i see the determination

i know i am brave

i know i will survive

no matter what happens

i know i can be thankful that all i am, all i can be, and all i will ever know

is strength

for i have left my weakness to trickle down the pipes of a sad life that must forever stay in the past