With a mask that conceals and a personality that defies,
a heart that breaks and a soul that nosedives,

when trauma hooked hostility and life broke prosperity,
when love lost and her body became property,

when bullies lived rent free in the mind
she fought out of the demon's bind,

the journey of a girl who fought
to find light in every darkening thought,

from the depths of brutality and the darkest corners of the brain
comes a story of resilience and a fighter that overcame.

Author: Corina Deiters
Genre: Poetry
Subgenre: poetry and prose
Audience: Adults