Never Again

I don’t need you bringing me down again.

I’m not crying these tears for you.
I’m not shedding this skin for you.
I’m not giving up for you.
I’m not anything to you.

I’m a shadow moving slowly across the wall.
I’m a nightmare that keeps you up all night long.
I’m a dream you’ve long forgotten you ever had.
I am a has-been.

And you are a never-again.

I’m not being who I’ve never been.
I’m not who you think I am.
I’m not doing this for you.
I’m not anything to you.

I’m a thought creeping along the edges of your mind.
I’m the scream that echoes though the darkened night.
I’m that sense of déjà vu, and that is all.
I am a used-to-be.

And you are a will-never-be.

(I’ve finally healed, and pulled the stitches out.
I don’t need you bringing me down again.)

You are a never-again.
Never again.