Behind The Screen

(hmmmmm) I saw your name,

thought I knew your face,

Didn't know you, but I gave you space.

Took a little time,

then I hit add,

Thought maybe meeting you wouldn't be so bad.

We talked for a while,

just getting to know,

A little bit of flirting,

nothing more. I never thought that behind that screen You'd turn into

someone I didn't recognize anymore.

You started pushing, I started saying no,

But you kept on asking,

wouldn't let it go.

You tried to make me feel like I should prove Something to

you just because we talked a few days.

You don't know me,

you don't own me,

You don't get to cross the lines I drew.

I gave you a chance,

you took advantage, And that's the difference between me and you.

Behind a screen, you thought you had power,

Thought I'd give you what you wanted somehow.

But I know better,

I'm walking away— You don't get another chance to hurt me today.

I kept wondering, "Why won't he stop?" Every time I said no,

you pushed some more.

You wanted things I never wanted to give,

And somehow you made me feel guilty for it.

You weren't who I thought you were,

And I wish I'd never let you through the door.

But trusting someone doesn't make me stupid— What you did was wrong,

and that's what matters more.

I don't have to answer,

I don't have to explain.

I don't have to carry Someone else's shame.

Your choices are your own,

And mine are finally mine.

So I'm closing the conversation And leaving you behind.

Maybe I'll think about it sometimes,

Maybe I'll wonder what I could've done.

But I won't blame myself For what somebody else chose to become.

I'll save the messages,

tell someone I trust,

Because keeping it secret isn't something I must.

You thought I'd stay quiet— You thought I'd disappear.

But I'm finding my voice now,

And I'm not living in fear.

(not living in fear!)

You don't know me,

you never did, You only knew the version you thought you'd get.

I said no, you crossed the line,

And now I'm choosing myself this time.

That

little

username doesn't control me,

Those messages don't define me.

You were just

somebody behind a screen— And I'm so much more than what you

tried to make me be.

I gave you

a chance. You showed me who you were.

And now I know exactly Who I don't need anymore.

(no more, no more)