Bounce Back: The Art Of Emotion

Bounce Back: The Art Of Emotion©

Copyright 2014

Felina Silver Robinson

You often find something harsh to say

A name to call me

Once the pain you have caused

Seeps death beneath my skin

I still find the strength

To continue on with my day

Your cruelty echos at the base of my eardrums

As I dredge through my day

I find a way to bounce back

Hours have passed

The day was a success

My colleagues praise

The work I’ve achieved

I walk out the door with a cheek to cheek grin

As the cold night air raps about my face

I ponder all the words that you intend to say

I slower my pace to prolong my entry

To the home we share

Where you will again attack me

With those words of yours

Sit firmly upon my cast iron shell

They have scarred me for life

They have left me feeling worthless

But only in your presence

Anywhere else

With anyone else

I feel like a whole person

A person that matters

No one gets to see the pain I’m in

They think you’re an angel

Because I keep all you do to myself

The mask I wear is the art of illusion

The mask that hides my fear of you and all you do

So I wonder

If I can bounce back enough

To find myself a new home

Where I won’t have to dread going

At the end of my day

And I know that you’ll be far and away

I would be so happy not hear you say

Anything meant to hurt me

I will bounce back so get ready to be on your way

Because the new me will be here to stay

And there won’t be room enough for you anymore

You best be on your way