Shahana Jackson Poet Free verse

I Almost Forgot

I almost forgot who I was once you broke me 
I let the lies you whispered to get between my thighs
light a flame to all of my hidden insecurities
For a second I let you win 
I almost forgot who I was before you
Never again will I let a guy take a way 
the respect that I have for myself
I used to think I was perfect before you
Used to wonder everyday why I wasn't taken
Now you have me doubting myself
Thinking that I couldn't find no one else
I smile now cause I know that i'm back
you were just a bump in the road without a map
I was lost while I was with you
I believed in every word like it was the bible
I don't know what happened to my caution flags
I don't know how you got me to pull them down
But until today I almost forgot that I am desired
I almost let your eyes tell my heart what to see
I still spin around in the mirror and I love my body
      Even when a get a little thick 
  I know there's a guy that will love these hips
        Love these love handles 
         Your opinion means nothing 
    I almost forgot that important detail
      What matters most is what I think
     So i'll never let a man brain wash me again
              into thinking that i'm beneath him
           cause i'm a queen and he should serve me
                         I almost forgot that

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