HAPPY EVER AFTER
You wanted me to be broken
so bad
That I went and got myself broken for you.
And I went and I cried for you.
And I went and I looked out the window
In a dreamy way
So you thought that I was sad enough
About all the things that were done to me
The violence, the injustice, the assault
The poverty, the illness, the loss
I went and I played being broken for you
So you could feel yourself
And be so strong.
And be so cool.
Until I realized
That I survived things you dont dare to have nightmares about
And i looked cute doing it
And I got up and I laughed
And nothing about me was ever weak.
And nothing about me was ever broken.
And you just couldnt say to my face
That you will never ever love me back.
And then I cried
And then I laughed
And then I danced
And then I lived.