he hurt me in the worst of ways
& left me black, blue, & broken
with wounds too deep to heal
& words left unspoken
& though the bruises have faded
the hurt remains to this day
i've learned to live & tried to forget
but the pain never goes away
the memories live deep inside
& late at night they wake
replaying over & over again in my head
the thoughts i still can't shake
only when people are looking
i pretend to be brave & strong
i pretend i was never abused
i pretend nothing ever went wrong
but sometimes i still cry, thinking of
the yelling, the hits, the shame
please don't blame me for being broken
because he's the one to blame
Author notes
shh...don't tell anyone, okay?
A contest entry
- Post Secret::My Secret Inspired *Now Your SECRET!* by Dead Star--x.
350 points, ended February 14, 2007, 44 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Rape, Abuse, Assault by silencethequestion.
300 points, ended May 5, 2007, 29 entries
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I can relate to this and I can feel the pain and agony in your words such anger but sadness.....amazing...keep writting your very talented
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this is exactly what i was looking for. I really like this write. you have a very good talent. good luck in the contest
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Abuse is such a horrible thing that no one should eber have to go through..I can really relate to this poem..you are a very talented author and your words are strong and powerful and beautiful keep writting!
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its not your fault, and im glad you seem to understand that alittle bit... i struglle with that myself, whether its my fault or not but when i see other people i can say its not your fault but sometimes i have to question myself.. i dont know if you feel like this at times too? but i dont believe its your fault
and one day you can either get away or he will go away but only if you make it happen... it takes extra strength to intervine when things go awry... thanx for entering!
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aw this was so saddd.
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...see, it's guys like THAT that make the rest of us look bad. I've been the shoulder to cry on for more girls than I can count and every time I hear a story or read a piece like this, I just want to scream in frustration and ask whatever higher power is out there: "WHY?"
Good piece... very powerul, well-written, and articulate.
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So sad and powerful...this is really great!
Great job sweetie!
With Love,
Molli
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A very accurate account of an abusee! It is blatently obvious that you have endured a great deal of abuse.
Be strong hold your head high because you won, you were able to walk away. Thanks for entering this piece and best of luck.
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thank you very much
what you said means a lot to me <33
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Wow.
This is incredibly powerful writing. It is clearly a very personal piece, because the emotion is overtly genuine. My heart broke for you reading this. I'm really sorry that you've had to go through these things.
I really liked the last two lines. Very true. Remember that- it is not your fault. Never was, never will be.
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I know...thank you very much for your kind words <3
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awwww....aaanamamam *BIG HUG* that bastard....i hope writing helps...i know it helped me to write about it. just know that you never deserved it, and though you may be broken by the past, you are still beautiful. and you can be fixed babe. <33333333
~mis new booty
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