Wanting you and being with you <br />Wanting security and peace <br />A little honesty <br />But why for men is that the worst? <br />Baby I love you will never hurt you <br />But when they speak these lies they know it’s not true <br />Tried to hold me back <br />But I survived I’m the one who’s living life <br />I’m thriving and happy without your looks <br />Or judgments <br />Trusting you with my lock and key <br />Giving you myself entirely <br />Wanting so much to be a part <br />A whole of something greater <br />Something more… <br />Than I am <br />With you and without you <br />I cannot live or function <br />In my soul I know this is right <br />The decision is made <br />And I choose not to be played <br />Not to let anger and resentment overtake me <br />But to take you and mold you <br />To have and to hold you <br />Till death do we part? <br />Fix the fissures in my heart <br />Hindsight was always a witch <br />You just had to go out and scratch that itch <br />Then tried to cower and cover up with more hurt and suffering <br />With your fists and your words you belittle me <br />Take me back to basics <br />Face it you don’t deserve me and I deserve to be happy <br />With or without you <br />I don’t recognize the man I once loved <br />Who you were and who you’ve become <br />Have merged as one but it’s too late <br />Sorry holds no value against truth <br />And self-appreciation I hold my head high <br />Like my Nubian ancestors I can reach for the skies <br />I walk like a queen because that’s what I am <br />Royalty runs through my body from my head to my toes <br />And yes I do suppose <br />Baby that you and I were so happy <br />But you couldn’t forget how you hurt me did you? <br />Didn’t think so <br />So let me correct you <br />The next time you tell me I’m worthless <br />Let me tell you <br />That I’m worth so much more<br /><br />Jasmine Brinkley<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-womans-worth/
