Defined

I will not be defined by those in my past Chained, and broken down to the core Malnourished and crying for their lives to be surrendered And then burned for their sacrifices I will not be defined by those mistakes Ones made out of love for another Ones created by the jealousy living inside of me Ones born from the fear that rises And surely not ones made from the anger that you caused I will not be defined by the hurt Pain that you have caused me The loss of something greater than that of friendship The loss of family The loss of the truth that never spilled from your lips I will not be defined by the way I act The play I put on for show Where we clap and laugh together One that is fake to my eye One that is believed by yours I will not be defined by the way I love Crushing my heart, ripping it out of my chest Giving it to you, hoping that you would do the same, Cherishing the memories that we shared However, I will be defined by my faith My path that is destined for me Leading me to take great steps If I stumble and fall, its faith that catches me Guiding me back on course To finish who I was defined to become.