One thing you should know about me..
Me, who has self-raised
Legs that have journeyed through
the toughest terrain
in search for peace evermore
Arms, that were made to create
I have ears that has heard it all before
and eyes that have wept lakes
over the invisible scars on my body
from knives that have names
I have been conditioned
by life lessons and the lack of kindness in people
There’s a strength in me that’s unmatched
My dreams and ambitions amplified
The look in my eyes
were once innocent, now lethal
Giving no one the power to inflict pain on me
like that again
But..
I’ve always dreamt of a life filled of romance
a burning love
deeper than how just one person can explain
Something crazy, genuine but true
However I want you to know,
I could want you more than most things
I could want you more than I dare to show
but I don’t need you.

Illustration by: Fatima Seehar
Copyright 2019 Valerie Sanchez