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fighting I can do

I know this is a normal thing
for me to be going through

I know that I have been raped
                and beaten
I know they’ve tried to kill me
and lucky me, I survived

I think I can survive
everything they throw at me

But as time wears on
little pieces of this statue are chipped away
everybody wants something, right?
well, they’ve been taking from me
        and taking
            and taking
                and taking
and my defenses are getting weaker
and I don’t know how much more
fighting
        I can do


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