Broken Branches

The walls were thin but the silence thick

Every word you spoke

A heavy brick

Your love was a shadow

Cold and slick

But I still stood

I still stood

I learned to tiptoe

Learned to hide

Swallowed my tears

Buried my pride

Broken branches from the family tree

You cut me down

You buried me

But I’m still growing

Can’t you see

Your storm won’t define me

The scars you left

They taught me well

How to climb out of your personal hell

Your voice a thunder

A warning bell

But I won’t fall

I won’t fall

You were the storm

I was the ground

Took your rain

But I never drowned

Now I’m the forest

Strong and free

You’ll never take the roots of me

Broken branches from the family tree

You cut me down

You buried me

But I’m still growing

Can’t you see

Your storm won’t define me