Poem - 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.