2016's drama Living with a narcissist Part 3: Resilience

You threw me to the wolves And I came back leading them You stole my diamond ring and other things But I had stopped needing them You tried isolating me in a foreign city But I attract more friends when I am alone You locked me out of our bedroom not knowing Your prison was never my home... You lifted your hand on me to silence my opinion It only made my voice as a woman louder You felt proud for treating me like I was your property But leaving you made me feel prouder You tried turning me into your obedient slave It only made my dominant side show You made me do all the cooking alone It made my reputation as hard working grow You killed my joy by winning every battle But by leaving you I won the war You dumped all the housework on me not knowing Being married to you was my only real chore (The first stanza of this poem was written in 2016. The second and third stanzas were written in 2024.)