They Tried...

They tried to beat me down

To make me unrecognizable 

They tried to keep me small
To convince me that I was down-sizable

They tried to subdue me
To keep me where the spotlight wouldn't reach

They tried to confuse me
But I wasn't theirs to teach


They tried to shame me
To make me hate myself

They tried to blame me
To feel enslaved by everyone else

They tried to tame me
But I wouldn't be shelved

They tried to restrain me
But I couldn't be held

They tried to abuse me
To bruise and batter my soul

They tried to defuse me
To deconstruct all that made me whole

They tried to rewire me
To re-calibrate my natural makeup 

They tried to fire me 
But I'm flammable to the touch 

I'm wild
They didn't understand

I'm passionate
They were too dead for that

I'm multifaceted
They couldn't even face themselves

I make my own paradise
They were comfortable in hell

They tried to condemn me
To shackle me to their whim

They tried to remove my light
To keep my whole world dim

They tried and they failed
& they'll do so again

But I'm a Goddess, you see
I'm invincible to your misguided attempts