Looking back at the past

It has been 6 years

Years

Since I have looked back at my past

Reading and knowing the hell I went through

Hurts

I never realized how bad it was

How much of an influence she put on me

I always have

And

Always will hate her for what she had done

She controlled me

Manipulated me

Ruined my confidence

Always brought me down with verbal abuse

And

Broke me

I will always have a vile taste in my mouth when I think about her

But

The one thing she doesn’t know is…

You may have broken me

Made me suffer

Tore me down

Shattered my life

And made me pick up the pieces

To put my life back together

But

April…

You made me who I am today

A strong

Independent

Hard working

Determined

Successful woman

April may have ruined my life

But

I’m stronger

Better

And more successful than you will ever be

So thank you for…

Making realize what I deserve

Making me stand up for myself

Making me stronger than ever

And now…

I won’t stand for people that treat me like you did

I just hope one day you find out that

You may have shattered me to the point of no return

But in doing so

I found out who I really am.