I Don't Need You Anymore

This was written back in 2018. I just found it and wanted to add it to my poetry collection.

It's been a while, my dear friend,
Since I brought our long, toxic relationship to an end.
Throughout the years, you've had me under your spell,
Making me think I needed you everytime I fell.
I eagerly listened as you fed me your lies,
Making me believe you were the one who heard my cries.
After the first day your sterling metal peirced my skin,
I kept running back to you again and again.
I thought the crimson gashes you left cured my pain,
An antidote for my depression and torment, I thought I had gained.
I've stepped through the fog and untangled you from me,
No longer locked in your prison, I can now clearly see.
I feel like I've awakened from a long, tiring dream,
My sanity, my life I've finally redeemed.
For so long, you told me the cure was to hurt myself,
Now on my skin, your deep lies still dwell.
After years and years, I've found my way out,
As days pass by, the less I hear your shouts.
I no longer need your blade's sharp kiss,
The more time that passes, the less it's missed.
You're no longer the first thing on my mind,
My eyes are now open, I'm not blind.
I'm stronger than who I was before,
And now I realize I don't need it anymore.