You’ve Set Me Free

You never were there

Like you said you’d always be

You walked over my heart

And flattened my dignity.

You never heard me cry

You just watched the tears fall down

Pretending that you cared

Staging a worried frown.

You failed as a parent

You hurt me every day

Encouraging my demons

To come out and play.

You ruined my childhood

Filling it with tears

But I want you to know

That I’ve conquered my fears

I can live without you

Just wait and see

You’ll soon realise

You’ve set me free.