There’s a reason I won’t be <br />Spoken to that way <br />I heard too much <br />In my younger days <br />And words like a knife <br />Cut to the quick <br />Soon my identity <br />I found had been stripped <br />I would try to be anyone <br />And anything I would say <br />To making them stop gnawing <br />At my heart that way <br />But as I grow older <br />More knowledge I gain <br />I’m learning my worth <br />And letting go of the pain <br />I’ve learned to speak out <br />When I feel I’m mistreated <br />And claim the respect <br />That I’ve always needed <br /> <br />www.paige-designs.com<br /><br />Paige Brimer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/harsh-words-5/
