This was the first poem that I had written in anger. I feel really emotional about this. It may not be the most well written, but it means a hell of a lot.

I crawled out from the pain of yesterday,
I’m no longer immersed in fear,
I’m not going to let you hurt me again,
I won’t even let you come near.

You said you had strong feelings for me,
You said we had something good,
But I wasn’t feeling myself around you,
I didn’t really feel like I should.

I changed parts of myself to fit in with you,
I became a person that I’m not,
But none of this was ever apparent,
Until our relationship went to pot.

(c) Matt Davies 2005