quiet no more

They told me to smile So I stitched it to my face Told me “good girls don’t cry” So I swallowed every ache I folded small, like paper So they wouldn’t tear me apart But paper cuts still bleed And I bled in the dark You said I was overreacting You said I was fine But your hands wrote stories All over my spine And I—I let it slide Every time ‘Til something inside Cracked like ice Now I ain’t scared to break things Not scared to burn This little girl learned fire And it’s finally her turn You had your say You had your claws But I sharpened mine Now watch me draw I’m done with the silence Done with the shame Your hands, your words They gave me my name But I ripped it off Screamed it out Built a new one Through the sound You called me weak — I called it w*r You locked the door — I broke the floor Now every bruise you gave me sings Like w*r drums under broken wings I’m not your toy Not your echo Not your quiet little "yes" girl No— I’m a blade in the storm A breath before the blow You should’ve let me go I learned to k**l in silence Not with guns, but with my eyes With the way I vanish Then come back weaponized With p****n in my voice With steel in my spine With every breath you tried to steal— Now mine You trained me, didn’t know it Built a monster by control Now I wear the mask you gave me But I’m the one in control // back to the final quiet outro // I used to beg for mercy Now I don’t ask at all You taught me pain But I learned how to maul So sleep tight, liar Hope the guilt keeps you warm 'Cause I walked out of your fire Still breathing—reborn.