Toughened my body
And blackened my heart
Have you gifted me or cursed me?
Set me up to be my worst me?
I don’t like you
But I love you
And the harshness of that thought is followed
Typical pressures of blood and society
Makes me wonder if that love is hollowed
Questions that I ask myself
Can I forgive me for trusting you
Until I can answer that with something positive
I won’t be forgiving you
A many lingering thought of pain
Many a pebble in my boot
If one were a seedling
Your oppressing waters helped that pain root
Credited for taking me higher
Ignoring the leaves branches falling
Me reaching for what feel
Me tortured by its calling
You’re not the first hero I admired
You’re the first villain I revered
Face I knew to run to
Yet, hand I knew to fear
The man I cursed to hell
As I helped nurse to health
He who alines men is either
All powerful, or a master of stealth
