I don’t need you to define me
I am not who you might think
If you should ever walk away
In your absence, I won’t shrink.
I will not let you save me
Or accept a quick reprieve
So you can throw it in my face
If I ever choose to leave.
I will not lean upon you
When I’m weak, worried or sore
I will stand on my own two feet
After all, that’s what they’re for.
I will not accept your shelter
To hold over my head
I have found that it is priceless
Making my own bed.
I will not sit at your table
Or partake of what you serve
Just to tell me later
You offered more than I deserved.
I will not alter my comfort zone
Just to make you feel at ease
I offer you true company
Though I won’t forsake my peace.
I will not forget the lessons
When I broke and could not bend
I have learned to say NO
Without an “I’m sorry” on the end.
