See this body here

See this body here:

From the top of the head
To the soles of the feet
From the tips of these fingers
To the ends of those nails
From the brunette roots of this hair
To the red split-ends

It’s mine

No, you can’t have it
No, you can’t see it
No, you can’t touch it

The rights to it are mine
(or so they tell me)

I never gave you permission
Even though you had access
To use it as you will
To take it as you wanted

But you took it anyways
Used it for yourself
And now I’m taking it back
And telling people about it

Stay there until I can work up the courage
To face what you’ve done to me
Stay there until I can come to terms
With the innocence you’ve taken from me

I’m not certain I hate you
I’m fairly certain I never did
But your actions are unforgivable
No matter how much you regret them

I was never yours to use
And I never will be
So stay there
And rot in your misery

Just stay
Keep away from me
Keep far away
And maybe I’ll live

Maybe the sun will rise tomorrow unsplattered
Maybe the sharp edges won’t look so wonderful
Maybe these thoughts will go away
And give me some measure of peace

If this knife doesn’t claim me
Then maybe one day I can forgive you
But right now that blade looks pretty sharp
And we all know I like shiny things

I’m not sure if this is anger
I’m not sure if this is depression
Maybe this emotion is both of them
Maybe it is neither

My body is not yours
And it never was
So you stay the hell away from it
Because it’s mine and mine alone