I Don't Need You

gia c
I don't need you
to put me down
to wreak havoc on my thoughts
my feelings
my head
my heart.
I can do that very well myself
so much better than you can
thank you very much.

I am far more creative,
I'd use names much less cliché than bitch
far more intuitive,
use better reasons than"you hate her cause she's thinner than you"
far more intelligent,
my nasty notes to you would be grammatically correct
than you will ever be.
What you say
about me,
what damage you can do,
can't even come close
to the harm I can do myself.

So then why is it
that with every single word you say
I start to believe you more and more until
I become those words.

So maybe I have let you see into me
maybe I have shared myself with you
maybe you know me better than anyone ever has.
But what gives you the right
to dissect me, to turn me inside out,
to say these things,
and on top of this all, to make me believe you.
I have given you that right.
I have no one to blame but myself.

And I hate you even more for that.

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  • Lauren Monsey-Nagel3/20/2009

    Very heartfelt.

  • jcorn9/25/2008

    Honest and strong. I admire your courage to put this out there for readers who could relate to it. I'd like to show this one to everyone who thinks that getting from point A to point B emotionally is always a straight line, when it is sometimes more like a bumpy road with some occasional road blocks.

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