Narcissist vs Empath

You claim you are this down to earth dude but we both know how you really are.
We know how you treated me.
It must have been nice to have everyone wrapped around your finger.

Not me, not anymore.

All the lies I put up with, the red flags, making me feel less than, silent treatments, toxic ass environment, the making me feel crazy, keeping me in a small cage, controlling every little thing I do or say, name calling, fake love bombing, and so much more.

You knew exactly what you were doing. The moment I called you out you knew how to switch it on me, so it was my fault. Every time!

If I reacted, you called it "overreacting".
Constantly you made me feel guilty for anything I said or wanted to do.

I think my favorite lie was "I love you".  

All the times I would try to run to the bathroom to lock the door to get away from you but you chased after me.
The thought of it makes me shake. Each footstep down the stairs getting louder.
God forbid I got to lock the door and crouch by the toilet you would pound on the door and jiggle the doorknob. Hell, one time you used a knife to get in. All because I caught you cheating on me and I told you I didn't want to be treated like that anymore.
The time the knife wouldn't work anymore you would throw a childish fit for what seemed forever until it got quiet. You softened your voice and asked me to please open the door. That you wouldn't do anything to me if I just opened it. I fought for minutes trying to stick up for myself until I caved in. Of course, once the door opened you lied. It happened just like every time.

I remember the nights you would get jealous over my best friends talking to me so each time you would yell and scream telling me that they would never love me like you did.
How they were all fake as f*ck and going to end up leaving me.
You knew how bad it hurt when people would leave my life so you always used it against me.
Oh, and all the times you told me that my family should die.

You ruined me.
Ruined my life.
Made me think that the monster was me.
It wasn't.
You were the monster.

The funny thing is you thought I wasn't going to find the key and escape.
That I would be your prisoner forever and ever.

I got to escape your cage and spread my wings only to have them be battered and bruised.
All that matters is I got away from you.
For good.

I'll be damned if I ever let someone treat me like you did!
Even if I have to be single, I will put me first.