Never See Me Again

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In a cell, I sat and waited

Moldy walls, a leaking fate

A soft floor, a creaky door

A fluorescent light, and so much more

A male inmate yelled for attention 

Another asked for medication's affection

The clock ticked on, my heart did ache

I thought of freedom, and my mistakes 

I'd seen the judge, a bail was set

I waited patiently, but my heart was beset

A voice, a familiar tone

Trying to manipulate, to make me feel alone

I turned away, I didn't engage

I knew the game, the abusive stage

Flipped the script,

Lied and deceived

Made me out to be the one who needed to leave 

Years of fallback, years of pain

I'd taken it back, again and again

But now I see, now I know

It's monster, with nowhere to go

Arrested, on a false claim

Tried to take me from my children, my heart, my name

But I won't let it, I won't give in

I'll rise above, I'll start anew within

I'll divorce, I'll move on

I'll leave it in the dust, where it belongs

No contact, no more pain

I'll shine so bright, and it'll remain

In the shadows, where it'll always stay

It'll never see me again, I'm walking away!