I have played by your rules
for far too long
I have let you
Decide what goes
without much consideration
to what i think or feel
you have been my yard stick
measuring myself against you
feeling like a failure,
as i never did measure up
you do see my tears
but you maintain
a state of oblivion
you know just how much
your approval would mean to me
and selfishly you deny me
my hurts and pains
seem to be an afrodisiac to you;
you thrive on them
i have allowed you
to cripple me
by letting myself believe
i am nothing without you.
if this is what it costs
to have you in my life,
i’m afraid you’ll be forced
to quit or resign
for truth be told
i am bankrupt
you have taken from me
every emotion i ever had
i have nothing more to lose
so i’ll take back the power
i entrusted you with
only for you to misuse it
i will altogether stop caring,
about what you think or don’t think
i will go on my way…
i may be pathetic to you
but God must have had
a good reason
for taking time
to come up with me
otherwise i’d never have happened
so i will find out from Him,
if only but one reason
why he created me
i’ll sit by his feet
listen to his voice
trying to find out
a thing or two,
why he lets me
walk on his earth.
i don’t know
what his reason will be
not sure if there’ll be much
but thanks to you
disappointment is a friend of mine
after you,
i doubt i can ever be bothered
by it
so watch me leave
even if it means crawling
watch me do it.
today i divorce myself
from you
today i cast you to my past…
hope you had fun,
while your reign of pain lasted
for i cried my last tear yesterday
and never again
will i allow you
to dictate
anything about me or my life.
Au revoir
and see you when i cannot
avoid it…..
Miss Adoyo 
thank you Sol. thanks a lot.
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Tim,thanks.you are like my top commentor……Miss DR, i appreciate the kind words, thank you for stopping by …Baraka,ero kamano nyar mama. thanks for reading my work and yes empowerment Miss DR,is one of my strong points.interestingly,i wrote this poem on my phone while at the bus stop.it comes from a deep place in me….coz it is about me….
This is awesome Gladys,
I am left breathless…I have nothing to say about it ….*sigh8
Tim is right, but then Tim is always right. I don’t read much poetry (just a few people) anymore, but I really like this. There is an empowerment that flows through that is captivating.
Ha! That made me laugh quite heartily, Miss D. ;P
This is stunning. Seriously, words cannot describe how perfect this poem is. The subject, the cadence, the power. Love. ^_^
That is the spirit. While reading it, I remember this song by Katy Perry’s Pearl : here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttkw6yC46ng
…there is always a way out,.. 🙂
Nice poem. Thanks for sharing.
thank you ms. adollyciousirony ( would like to know how you got around to that name?) i wrote it yesterday while at the bus stop,and it is actually inspired by myself and i just wanna get rid of all the pressure to be the way so and so thinks i should and all.i know a lot of us keep up with some pathetic situations because we do not know any better but the moment you find a better way,i say,spread your wings and fly away.
thank you for stopping by. 😉
🙂 Yes spread your wings and just freely fly away….
“adollyciousirony” actually the words came from – a delicious irony, a slang words which means “delightful” and my name is Dolly, so that explained it, hahahha
and it’s my pleasure to visit your page. 🙂