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Happy to Disappoint

I said it out loud,    
no”      
my word reaching      
for your ears, but      
landing somewhere      
near the alligator logo      
on your shirt instead;      
you brushed it off, just      
like you did the toast crumbs      
at breakfast in the restaurant      
you knew I hated      
     
you slapped my face      
in front of the waitress, grabbing      
my arm, pulling my body along      
like a misbehaving child      
making a break      
for the busy street;      
I wanted to return the favor,      
ruining the satisfied      
smirk on your face that      
said you were pretty sure      
I wasn’t really going anywhere      
because everybody knows      
good girls do as they’re told      
     
except, I’ve never been      
anyone’s good girl        
and nobody tells me what to do;      
I was born rebellious and      
it’s saved my ass from      
men like you      
men like my father    
at least once or twice;      
I was just seventeen      
when I was promised      
to your collection;      
a simple transference      
of property, one man      
to another      
     
all I was given to count on,      
my compensation      
was life as a prized possession,      
the trophy you earned      
for being smart enough      
to look the part      
and pretending to love      
a selfish man’s daughter;      
you had a good job      
and a big boat,      
after all ~      
how could I be so      
ungrateful?      
     
all’s fair in love and war      
except there’s nothing      
really fair about either;      
you hid your darkness well,      
I’ll give you that ~      
although it bears repeating:      
all the monsters I’ve ever known      
had angel’s faces,      
and yours was      
the sweetest I’ve seen;      
at least until my fist      
connected with your mouth      
and broke your perfect teeth,      
that is      
Written by LunaGreyhawk (Jenn_Leigh)
Published
Author's Note
NaPo 2021
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