At Last

now i know that you were just
as damaged as i was. after all,
a narcissist is born from abuse

and he abuses in order to receive
the love he fears losing. and you
must have hurt so much to have

controlled every little thing i did,
and to have chosen every single
person who i saw. but that does

not excuse you for what you did
to hurt me, because honestly,
we are all responsible for our  

actions, no matter what we've
gone through or are going through.
and though you never owned up

to what you did, i think i can still
find it in me to forgive you, not
for you, but for me, to set me free.

Amanda Meyer is a Midwest native writer. She earned her BA in writing from Carroll University in 2014. Some of her previously published work includes poetry and children's literature in homes including Wingless Dreamer, Awakenings, and Indolent Books. Amanda's first full length poetry manuscript, the phoenix, is available on Amazon. She also has forthcoming work in Nine Cloud Journal. In her free time, Amanda enjoys spending time in the outdoors with her husband, board gaming, and playing with her tiny cat son.