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Not Your Doormat

I am low to the ground
A place in which people walk on
I have no voice or response
Consistently inconsistent
I am defenseless

I still lay low
No longer completely silent
Occasionally I respond to people's steps
Building my power
Growing stronger

I then think to myself
Why do I continue to lay down for people
Not retaliating to their disrespect
I then make a choice
A choice to get up and stand

People stand looking puzzled
The doormat they knew has disappeared
Replaced by a sign
I can no longer be your doormat
Signed confidence

2 comments:

M. Simon said...

This is really good...one of my faves that you've written b/c that used to me. It hit home. A+

Terrence Johnson said...

Yeah its something that I still deal with but I've come a long way in that aspect.