I AM THE SURVIVOR


He poised as my friend
for eight long years
he made me laugh and smile
calmed my fears and dried tears.
I went to his house
played nintendo or watched TV
but that's not what he was doing,
he was watching me.
Through all my break-ups,
he always seemed to care
he held my hand,
and with his he combed my hair
I knew how he felt,
he wanted more than a friend
but how could I know,
his obsession had no end?

AND JUST SO HE KNOWS
FOR A WHILE I WASN'T ALIVE
BUT I WANT HIM TO HEAR ME SAY,
KISS OFF...I SURVIVED!!!

He came to church with me
prayed like a good little boy
all the while thinking of
how he could use me as his toy
He'd call me
and we'd talk for hours
we'd hang up
he went and took cold showers.
And then August second, 1997
he invited me over.
he reviewed his plan,
held his four-leaf clover
When I got there I was upset,
he told me it would be ok
in an intimate moment I kissed him
wanted to leave, but he made me stay.

AND JUST SO HE KNOWS,
FOR A WHILE I WASN'T ALIVE
HE MAY HAVE STRIPPED ME OF MY PRIDE
BUT IN THE END I SURVIVED

I went to his room
I looked up as he locked the door
I panicked and I ran
and he knocked me to the floor
And then he RAPED me,
and took all my self-worth
I felt like such slime,
under that pile of dirt.
My mind rushed
I lost track of time
I remember every word
and how he made the fault mine.
I walked back home
my lip bloody, shirt torn
I wished I were dead,
either that or never born.

SO I MAY HAVE LOST THAT DAY
AND FOR A WHILE I WASN'T ALIVE.
BUT NOW I HAVE WON,
BECAUSE I SURVIVED.

SO HE BEAT ME
IT DOES NOT MEAN I AM BEATEN
HE HAS TO LIVE WITH WHAT HE DID
SO I'M THE SURVIVOR
AND HE IS MY VICTIM

Mac


The Healing Tunnel

Child Within

Invisible

Angering Tears

Cat's Keeper

At Night

He Doesnot Care

Someone

Monster's Shame

The Tightrope

Angel's Anger

Taking Flight

Soul's Cry

Daddy

Star Wish

Our Secret

To Be Free

Road to Recovery

Inner Child

My Prison

Letter to My Teachers

Disease of the Mind

Like a Thief

Hidden Pain

Blind Eye

Don't Fall

Doom

Silence

The Reaper

Into my Soul

When the Time Comes

Christmas

In Need Of

The Form

Did You Know?

The Face

The Reminders

Am I a Rape Survivor??

I am The Survivor

The Pheonix

Lessons

The Pheonix

Lessons

Black and Blue

I'm Just a little Girl

Is it ok for me to Tell

Nature's Healing

Prisoner

Butterfly

WHY?

My Life

Anger

Nightmares



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