he pushed me to my limit
and then made me go further
than i thought i ever could
in the conversation
in the thought
in the bedroom
in the art

he built with me
stacked love on top of worth
used creativity to put it all together
and softened the hard edges with laughter

we had a good thing
that turned into power
that could've left me empty
but instead
it's made me full

i whispered to him
fuck you, you hurt me, you asshole
but now i'm screaming
thank you, you grew me, you lost me
i won.