Boundaries

We set our limits for ourselves and for others to abide by.
But, why do we set these limits?
Is it to keep our life on track?
Is it to keep our hearts safe from disappointment?

Boundaries are where we draw our lines in life.
Where we make it obvious that we won't push our limits
to areas where we don't dare go.
But why is it that there are some people in life
who decide to take it upon themselves and test the limits of others?
To manipulate them, take advantage for their own selfish reasons.
Is it their selfishness that takes over them?
Is it their fears of failure that cloud their actions?

Where do they get off thinking that it's okay to be twisted with their words.
Thinking that I wouldn't see through them.
When I stare through their eyes
I see...
emptiness.
Their thoughts and mind drowning in that bottle of whiskey
to not face any truth of who they are
and not knowing how to feel secure and come back to reality.

The only way they know how to survive
is to create this image in their mind of a world that doesn't exist.
Or, maybe it does.
This world they've created is full of manipulation, ego, control, power.
It's a world where they only see themselves in it.
No one else.
They step on hearts and take advantage of all who is willing to be controlled.

Well, my boundaries are not available for you to cross.
I am not the person who allows others to push my limits.
I stand firm on where I am and what I believe.
In my world.... I make the rules.