Shot Down.

His hopeless words
Strike your throat and create
A knot that sears
Your eyes, and your mind flees to
A safe place that doesn’t exist,
And you face him,
Silently challenging him,
Because you know
That he’s not right,
That he simply can't be right,
And that you’re stronger,
That this battle is yours to win,
Because the tears
Do not deserve to see the light,
Because you're worth just as much
As he is,
Because you can’t let him win.

You lose.