Mountains groaned beneath her fists
Rock split open, but still in vain
She cried in pain
They sat on top, amused
To a will that’s abused
Rise
Rise above
Herself
Still, she wished she could love
Herself
Her life ran between
A mountain turned ravine
What flowed into it
Proved to be impertinent
There to reel
Especially to Steal
So she swore
To be taken advantage of no more
Her palms, hard and calloused
Held a need for self-assurance
Her armour granted endurance
Weaponized
And ready to fight the lies
That you must never leave
Alone is too worse to conceive
That you’ll regret your decision
Your future, consisting of only divisions
So scream and shout
To those who may doubt
What you never needed
Was a soul not nurturing and conceited
Herself, welded with confidence
And plenty of competence
Palms pressed two halves together
Made a noise that was confused for bad weather
The Mountain was glued
She never needed to be two
And proudly she told
That she was already whole
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