Is my innocence worth proving?
At the risk of my happiness?
Or should I pick my battles,
and let my enemies win this one?
The mouth is poisonous;
the rumors are contagious.
I am the victim trap in
the sea of my attacker’s lies.
Nothing I say, nor evidence I show
can convince the community
that I am innocent
because my attacker has
power and control over it.
Life will never be fair.
This, I must accept.
Those with power abuse it.
Those with none become scapegoats.
I fought to prove my innocence,
but I lost my happiness.
Nevermore shall I surrender
my happiness for a community
with little respect for the powerless.
I will go; I will leave
to find a new community
that will do me no harm
or create my own
where I hold power not to abuse
but to save the lives of others.
Go ahead and attack me
with your poisonous mouth
and contagious rumors online.
Soon, you will see
the length of my happiness
from saving others while
you end up wasting away
trying to destroy me.
I will achieve my dreams
while you become a shadow
that haunts me daily.
I will let you win
so that my happiness remains
and accomplish my dreams;
complete my projects:
saving lives, protecting survivors,
perform onstage, write my books,
studying medicine and most importantly,
maintaining happiness.
Go ahead and spread
your rumors and lies,
but I will continue
to achieve my dreams
and remain happy.
Nevermore shall I surrender
my happiness.