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No Going Back

Hey dude, you construed  
To take me back to my pain
You hit me where it hurt.
Disempowerment.
 
Your act of violence
Won't stay silent
No violence will.
Empowerment.
 
I still feel your punch
In my back. You're attack.
It brought it all back.
 
F***  it's not right
To be attacked
For any reason: 
Whether quietly hidden or seen.
 
F***  I won't take it from anyone
It's a trigger that flips me
Like a mouse trap
It so takes me back.
 
How does a person stop the damage
Ongoing. 
There's a huge difference between being a victim, passive
And recognising the signs, active.
 
I feel no sympathy for you. None.
I exist and stand equal with others.
You will not take away my power
To stand tall, to be visible.
 
I will not tolerate violence.
Of any kind.

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