Letter to a Predator
I used to fear you
But now I dont want to
I won't bother being afraid
Because you will never hurt me again
I was small when you assaulted me
Too young to understand consent
And you took advantage of that
I was just a child and you were the eyes inside my nightmares
The ones I still get when the light's out and I'm alone and praying god take the pain away
Saying god why did you let this boy defile me ?
You were like the monster in the closet
The acts you did still haunt me
But I am not the girl I was before
And you cannot hurt me anymore
I use my voice, I use these words
To tell the story of this girl
This girl:
Who was beautifully imperfect
Until you came and took her innocence
And broke her until there was almost nothing left
But she arose and she still hurts but yet,
She sings and preaches and gives love unto the world
And this solemn bird now knows her worth and sings her song
"I know what you did"
So lovely the words which open up the darkness and now the whole universe will hear
You are a predator
And in these words she finds strength
And in these words you don't get away:
You corrupted my body, corrupted my mind
The word is out, you're left behind.