Did it feel good?

Did it feel good?

To crush my hope

For no reason but to seem.

Seem.

Better.

As if you are funny

For being cruel

And trust me, I can take a joke

But only from those who love me beyond the door

That I shut and lock tightly

and rather paranoidly.

To keep the strangers out.

in the end

I know that my hope is stronger

than your ill fate.

So thank you for reminding me

that I should continue to shine

And forget those who think they can dim the skies