They watch me – You know

Beady eyes – follow shallow steps

I creep tipped toe, holding tongue

Fearing verbal lashing, I cannot withstand

Infuriated when they speak

Sharp words cut like razors

Bleeding my energy – my time

Weak – Tired – Defeated

Don’t tell me – Won’t listen

When I have tried – I have failed.

Health is wealth – I AM BANKRUPT

Mental states declaring dissolution

Only piece left of ME — A rose tree

Blooming, where I buried it deep

   Sweat and tears, built walls around it

Thorns that keep me safe

Let them all come

Blood will be spilt

Upon the soil

Making the land richer

And I

Will rise again with season