Stronger

You have torn down my fences

Made me let my guard down

Made me feel again

Melted the ice around my heart

Gave me a spark of hope

Only to make me feel worthless

Mentally used and abused

Feeling like I don’t deserve to be treated right

Like I am some easy target

Like I can be discarded like yesterdays newspaper

But that’s where you are wrong

That’s where you failed

You got under my skin that’s true

But not deep enough

You’ve barely scraped the surface

I thank you

Because your actions will make me stronger

A woman who knows her worth

Will never settle for less

And will demand to be treated right