Staged Illusions

Contemplation of all the things I was made to hate

This type of mindset is what I have grown to distaste

It isn't me but a seed that was planted

Because my boundaries were taken for granted

Thoughts that are not mine 

Wasting so much of my previous time

These are yours and yours alone

So I release them back to their appropriate home.

So I thank you for who you turned me into

Never to go back to the cage in that zoo.

My confidence rising I know my worth 

The trials I've been through, pulled myself out the dirt

Treated like an animal without a rightful owner

Threw me into this cold world and made me a loaner.

I've dried my eyes and now their opened wide

No surprise that I see you for all the lies

You're pathetic and dark and I choose the side of light

My soul now free from your shackles ready to take flight.

So take a bow for your show is now over

No longer do I have to look over my shoulder

It's the final act, the curtain call, no ovation just dark

Don't forget the animal you created has a bite but no bark 

Working in silence now in the shadows I dwell

Thank you for all that you did for me in your living hell.

The stage lights dim as the scene fades to black

No encore for you, no chance to come back

In this new act, my spirit will soar

A story of strength, not bound anymore.