I am not them:
I’m not going to put you on a string and
drag you around like a child’s pull toy.
I am not them:
I’m not going to lock your heart in an old
trunk and steal the best years of your life.
I am not them:
I’m not going to spread the lies so thick that
you start doubting your own sanity.
I am not them:
I’m not going to blindfold you so I can
create a secret life on the side.
I am not them:
I’m not going to slice and dice you, leaving
nothing left for you to call your own.
I am not them:
I will never be anything like them,
and our life begins once you see this.