let her bleed

you broke her but you set her free.

and the bruises you left set boundaries

for everything she wouldn’t need.

from the inside out you made her bleed.

and the burdens she wouldn’t care to feel.

from all of her days you attempted to steal.

where she laid her heart for you to keep

and buried her life within you so deep

and with every hurtful word you cut right through,

with your sticks and stones you buried her blue.

from the inside out you made her bleed

and day by day you continued to proceed.

you left her there, hung her out to dry,

as all of her days passed you by.

you couldn’t understand the depths of her soul,

mesmerized by her strength, is where you lost control

and you couldn’t hold on as she grew free,

grew from everything you wouldn’t let her see.

she could feel more then you ever could,

and she would grow stronger then you ever would.

it wasn’t long before she learnt to let go,

of the chains you built around her, moving her so slow.

and it took some time but she learnt to run,

from everything you let yourself become. 

© nldm