The New Me

Today, I feel like a new me has arisen from old rubble,

Of all the evil and abuse I underwent;

The fast lanes of life has changed me,

I am living life anew, going through the motions.

When the going got tough and tougher, 

I said,

'I will turn me now,

Around.'

The trolling, the bashing,

On Twitter or Facebook;

Shake me no more,

This is the new me, I can't be bothered.

My ex-half posted pictures online,

Of our most sacred intimacy;

To get even with me, or so I thought,

The person I'd loved once, can be so heartless?

When the going got tough and tougher, 

I said,

'I will turn me now,

Around.'

That spouse who never cared,

That person who left me for someone new,

What care did that half have for me then?

Why should I care about that half now?

I write few lines now at night,

Got a new day job to do - a fight;

But I know I am happier now,

Got my old feelings back - for somebody new.

Like the old banyan trunk, mature and strong,

That cannot be moved or bent;

I too have gotten thick-skinned now, my bones stronger,

You can't criticize me no more, move me to tears!

I am no more vulnerable as I was,

No more I wear my emotions on my face;

Life is all about moving on, I've learned,

This is the new me - the old me is dead now.

When the going gets tough again, 

I said,

'I will turn me now,

Around.'