Revenge Is Best Served Sweet (Art is My War)

You promised you would love me forever
You promised you would never hurt me
You promised you would always be there for me.

They were all lies.

You say that you love me
But yet how can you?
I know what love is
This is not.

Everything is visible
The tears, the fears, the scars
You know my past
You know my insecurites.

I will win.
I know I am strong.
My words, they will exploit you.
To everyone you know
They will know the real you inside.
You will be frowned upon
By those who thought of you as a great person
I will smile.

See, the things that you don't care about..
Me, my words
You don't see them
You don't listen
But others do.
And that is what matters

I've kept my words a secret
Why, you ask?
Because you do not care for them
So blind and ignorant
You cannot see what is in front of your eyes.

You have succeeded though.
In teaching me...
I have learned not to depend
I have learned not to trust
I have learned to become stronger

And you have created this monster.
Art is my war
My words,
They are louder than my actions

I am no longer that weak scared little girl you thought
I am strong.
I will win.
Revenge is best served sweet.
 

 

Reviews

[Forest Green]

Revenge is sweet, but not so complete as we think...I hope the cause of the hurt has been resolved; or if it's fictional than you have certainly created a worthy piece of emotional reading.

Strong and punchy from beginning to end.

Forest

[Nik Dendera]

Right, take two. I tried to comment this piece earlier, but my stupid internet went ka-put.
Excellent piece, a great "I believe in me" piece.
The anger and spite, the self worth that comes across it so very strong and you've written it so perfectly! Words are such a powerful weapon and when harnessed, their full potencial bursts forth violently.
A stunning example of what you can achieve.
Hats off, my friend!

[Andrew Augustine]

Great poem. I always love the spite within someone and you really brought it out in this piece. Turning the tabels on your teacher, it's always good.

[George Love]

Love it! Remind me not to cross you at any point in life! Well done, well expressed work.

[Carole]

So easy to lie to get what we want. One of the many unfair things about life. The manipulation and control that goes on just to suit selfish desires. There's always someone that gets hurt in the process. One of the greatest erosions of trust I know of. You expressed yourself well here, not mincing any words. Great job!

[mattavelli]

This is great!!
Get vicious. :)
Have fun.

[Vatsayayana]

Your words are like daggers here.
There's a violence to them.
The image you selected for this piece, fits beautifully.
Your style here is stunning. You can all but taste your anger, your fury.
Can't help but feel your heart pick up a notch and start to pound.
Kind of like waiting on the precipice of battle. Blood lust.
Brava!