HERSTORY — WHATEVER AFTER

Whatever After… Whatever After… You locked me in a tower high Then blamed me when I learned to fly You sold me to a beast at dawn And called it love when I was gone You cut my tongue to steal my voice Then wrote it down like it was choice The glass was never on my feet It was the shards beneath your sheets But I remember what you did I kept the receipts, I never hid The ink was yours — the blood was mine I’m crossing out your every line Herstory — never Your fairy tale is over I was never the poison, never the fall There was never a villain here at all Herstory — never I’m taking back the cover Burn the page, burn the crown Your kingdom’s burning down You drugged the apple, watched me choke Then kissed my body while I broke You called the spinning wheel a gift While every thread became a rift You cut my sisters’ heels to fit Your bloody slipper — we submit? The woods were never dark for me YOU were the thing I had to flee I know the hands that wrote the deal I know which wounds were taught to heal The curse was never on my head It lived inside your marriage bed Herstory — never Your fairy tale is over I was never the poison, never the fall There was never a villain here at all Herstory — never I’m taking back the cover Burn the page, burn the crown Your kingdom’s burning down She wasn’t sleeping — she was drugged She wasn’t rescued — she was shrugged She wasn’t evil — she said no She wasn’t wicked — she let go She wasn’t vain — she knew her worth They punished her for claiming earth Never… never… never… Every ever after was a leash Every gentle prince a beast beneath We don’t want your golden ring We are done with everything Herstory — NEVER Your fairy tale is OVER We were never the poison, never the fall There was never a villain — hear us call Herstory — NEVER We’re ripping off the cover Burn the page, burn the crown YOUR KINGDOM’S BURNING DOWN Whatever After… And never again… And never again…