I no longer want to be a victim
I've spent much too long
wiping away the tears
wiping away the blood
wiping the frown off my face.
I am not under the control
of whims and fancies of others
so that they can
make me, break me, take me.
I am not a victim anymore.
Whatever I do to myself,
for myself, in spite of myself
will be my choice
and mine alone.
I am not going to be
the scared little girl anymore
hiding behind a smile and her hair
crying into a pillow
soundless sobs wracking her thin frame.
I am not going to be
that statistic-teenager
who all she needs is a rape and a pregnancy
to get her into a Lifetime movie.
I no longer want to be a victim,
I am no longer a victim,
I am taking the reins of my own life,
getting up on my feet
living my own life.