Salt & Vinegar

Salt and vinegar on the end of the whip that is cracked
Looking to bring out the tears that I'm holding back
I refuse to shed any because someone demanded it of me
No...not one for the pleasure of another to see
I'll hold my tears back and let them rot from within
Before I give satisfaction I'll stand and grin
I am strong enough
Emotionally tough...when need be
To resist this kind of attack
That is stacked upon me

You may break my spirit...done that
You may break me down...been there
You might break me in two...felt that
You might lay me in my grave...contraire!

In the end I shall shed not one tear
In the name of your demand I do not care
All the things you can do to me
The one thing you envy...you can't take from me
My mind is my own
And you'll only see what I let be known
Take these words seriously or see them as a poem!