Monster

Take a good look at me now, are you happy with the view?

You broke me into pieces, then blamed me for the truth.

You said I was a monster, the worst you’d ever see,

But maybe I'm the monster that you created out of me.

I waited by the doorway while the night turned into day,

You'd disappear for hours, always drifting far away.

I stayed inside these walls while you were living wild and free,

And every time you came back, you pointed back at me.

You say I'm always crying, always starting every fight,

But silence never helped me through another lonely night.

You twist every story till I'm the one to blame,

While you're out chasing freedom like you’re not part of this game.

You say you don’t remember all the things you said and done,

So you drown it in the whiskey till the morning finally comes.

You stumble through the doorway while the sunlight starts to rise,

Then sleep away your guilt and call my anger all your lies.

I gave you all my patience, every second, every breath,

While you were out there living like our love meant nothing less.

You had a home, a woman, and children by your side,

But responsibility was something you could always hide.

Now the girl who stayed so quiet isn’t quiet anymore,

All the pain you planted’s pounding on a broken door.

You built this storm inside me every time you walked away,

So don’t be shocked to hear the truth of everything you made.

Take a good look at me now, I’m not the same anymore

The one who begged for love while lying shattered on the floor.

You called me the monster, but now I finally see—

The monster that you fear is just the strength you woke in me.