I'm facing you now, I have no more fear <br />Of you trying to rule my life, <br />You' ve treated me ill, and now it's quite clear, <br />I consider, I'm no longer your wife. <br /> <br />You think you own me, I know that for sure, <br /> I assure you, you never will, <br />You no longer possess the power to lure <br />Me, with what you call your superior skill. <br /> <br />I hate you now, and I'm not in your debt, <br />So stand back and just move aside, <br />I'm leaving right now, without one regret, <br />But with my head held high with pride. <br /> <br />You've got a really nasty mind, <br />That you've cruelly used so well, <br />I'm wishing that someday soon you will find, <br />That 'purgatory' is where you dwell! <br /> <br />© Ernestine Northover<br /><br />Ernestine Northover<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/opting-out/
