A Glass Slipper

Take it back I won't give One more inch But I'm afraid to hurt you Hurt you what could I do Like I could do to you what he does Or half of what you have done to us Remember when I asked you If you were proud She's proud she has enough strength To bruise herself You gave her your disease And he gave you hell She has the strength to hurt But not save herself I want to write Days without eating Or even breathing Thanks for the asthma It's all you gave me And all you gave her By always needing Was this dependency on human beings Remember when I said We'd forgiven you I'd never take that back We believe in you I know you have the strength I know she does too But I can't trust myself Or what I might do She has our strength Strength to hit so hard She leaves both her hands bruised Just like he leaves her face But I can't trust myself Or what I might do What I might do Take it back Take your life back Take her strength back Take my faith back Take this hate back --- A Glass Slipper - Bury Your Dead