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Not Any More

 I used to be afraid off:

Great big hands, not for claps
Just for nips, punches, pokes and slaps

The leather belt to beat my back
The zip, the whip the stinging thwack

The scream and shout, the point and stare
The strangled throat, the gasp for air

Knees that kneed, Feet that kicked
Abuse dressed up as “being strict”

Thrown about, pushed around,
Dragged, screaming on the ground

Arms and shoulders crush and shrug
Never really learned to hug

Kissed only by a hand in glove
And never ever shown love

No longer scared of big bad Jim
I’m scary now and bigger than him
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