Into last week of poems now...

"Never Again" (for Joshua)

I won't be stuck

with a wound that won't heal

Won't be used, abused or confused

by one who can't feel

 

I won't be alone

while surrounded by you

Won't still be ill, with a chill

now I've started anew

 

I won't be downtrodden

with a subdued soul

Won't be made heartless

by a heartless arsehole

 

I won't be the person

you forced me to be

No, Never Again

From now on - I'll be Me.

RC 25-7-23