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You took what was mine,
you had no right,
my hatred for you
still burns bright.

The shame of your touch
never washes off.

Far into my future,
the stain of what you
have done will colour
my life and everything I do.

But for the first time,
I can say the fault wasn't mine.

I never encouraged you
to do what you've done
and we both live with hurt
that can never be undone.

Some days I still
feel the same fright
even from the touch of
my man, in full sunlight.

What you've done in the dark
I live with in light, my memories stark.

I'll never be over you,
that much I'm sure of
this hideous dirtiness you left
on my skin never washes off.

But I'm strong enough to
walk tall in the sun,
I'm strong enough to
live with what you've done.