B R O K E N
~ Something different, nothing new; something real, nothing old ~
They found an anomaly
They've never seen one like this before
They don't understand why she's like this
Why she wants this or that
What makes her tick
What makes her smile
But they don't care what she's made of
They just want to see how she comes apart
Because they don't like what they see
She's not like them
She knows what she wants
And she knows too much
She doesn't look like them
She doesn't act like them
She's not what they thought she would be
She's not what they want her to be
She's not what she should be
She's her own
So they took it all away from her
Came in with smiles and laughter
Destroyed all that was precious and all that she strives for
All that was safe and sane
Until she could no longer see herself
They drove her to shame
The reflection is the enemy
All that was once her own has been lost
Body, mind, heart, and soul
Yet they all wonder why they never see her anymore
They say that they miss her
Wondering why she never leaves the house
They say that they love her
Wondering why she never says it back
While she screams of what they did to her
How she was broken, beaten, and robbed
They say that she is loved
With mouths sealed tight and a blind eye to her
They say all are innocent
While they say she deserves to be abandoned
Left battered, scared, and hopeless
But they gave her one more thing
A cat of nine tails
And they showed her how to use it
Until she was bruised, bloodied, and broken