I Submitted

his words became a poison to my ears
'you're beautiful' 'you're amazing' 'you aren't like any other girl I met'
'you are so smart'
these praises lead my to his arms, to his bed.
these words, so sweet, so alluring
these words caught me off my guard and lead me away from what is important
lead me away from my dignity
I submitted to his every desire
his every want
his every need
even when I cried and begged
I submitted
even when words like 'no' and 'stop' fell from my lips
I submitted
when I cried myself to sleep each night
when I hated myself for what I had become
when no one listened to me
I submitted
I lost myself