“The Illusion of Choice”
By Ashley O’Hare
Please don’t judge me
for what I’ve been through.
I never did choose
to be used-
to get broken and bruised.
I only wanted to feel free-
I never could have foreseen
how a search for independence
and hopeful growth
would knock me to my knees.
With tears stinging my eyes,
I’ve searched for a place to hide-
somewhere to hand my coat up to dry.
So please look the other way.
Let me lay here and cry.
ashleyohare 