Tyrant

 

I lock the door

Trying to block you out

Huddling in my room

Listening to you shout

 

Your voice makes me tremble

Your words make me cringe

I wonder what I have done

To deserve this

 

I boost my self-worth

And you shatter it

I don’t know if I

Can take another hit

 

You are a tyrant

And I must break free

From your domineering way

Of dealing with me

 

You are the master

And I am your slave

Or at least you would like

To have it that way

 

Your tyrannical rule

Reigns over me

You command and I follow

You condemn and I plea

 

You’re exploiting me

Abusing my kindness

My timidity

And innocence

 

You are a tyrant

And I must break free

From this broken dungeon

Of misery

 

I go unrewarded

My labors unpaid

All I want is your love

All I get is your hate

 

Why do you act this way

Does it make you feel good

Treating me like I am

Lower than dirt

 

Does it make you happy

Does it make you proud

Does it make you forget

Your own problems and doubts

 

You are a tyrant

And I must break free

Or else you shall

Conquer over me

 

Do you like being dictator

Despotic queen

Do you like the power

You hold over me

 

Enjoy it while you can then

For I’ll soon be gone

Escape from your clutches

And off I shall run

 

Maybe you’ll be sad

Maybe you’ll cry

But I’ll have no regrets

When I leave your side

 

You are a tyrant

And I must break free

For I am too strong

To be made to bleed

 

Things could have been different

But you’ve spent your last chance

You ruined all

That we could have had

 

So remember that

When I leave you alone

And don’t blame me

For the fault is your own

 

You are a tyrant

And I must break free

Live not for you

But live for me

 

 

Ó 2003