Stronger by Danny K

I STAND HERE STRONG,
BUT THERE IS A PART OF ME YOU WILL NEVER KNOW,
THE PART THAT CAN’T EVER LET THIS PAIN GO,
YOU SEE TO MOVE ON DOESN'T MEAN YOU FORGET,
THOUGH YOU TRY TO,
AND TO REMEMBER THIS HURT DOESN'T MAKE YOU WEAK,
BECAUSE I'M SURELY NOT... BUT NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY,
I DO MY BEST TO GET BY BUT THE MEMORIES STILL HAUNT ME,
WHEN YOU STRIP SOMEONE OF THEIR INNOCENCE FOR YOUR SEXUAL GRATIFICATION YOU TAKE AWAY A PIECE OF THEIR HUMANITY, THEIR DIGNITY, AND WHEN IT’S ALL OVER IT’S NEVER REALLY OVER FOR THEM BECAUSE YOUR ACTIONS HAS AN EVERLASTING EFFECT ON THEIR LIFE,
BUT THOUGH IT WILL ALWAYS REMAIN A PART OF YOU,
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO DEFINE YOU,
SO AS I STAND HERE TODAY I SAY, YES I AM A SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVOR,
A SURVIVOR NOT A VICTIM,
AND YOU DIDN'T BREAK ME,
YOU JUST MADE ME A STRONGER PERSON DESPITE WHAT YOU TOOK FROM ME.