I've never felt this way before you looked into my eyes.
I feel your hand against my cheek, my tears they start to rise.
A tiny scream comes to my lips that I'm not letting out.
I could beg and plead all night, I'm still not getting out.
I don't know why I stay with you, really I don't know.
You've made me cry, you've blacked my eye, but still I just don't go.
I've never told a single soul, though anyone would believe me.
At the end of each day I always pray that tomorrow's the day you leave me.
They say love hurts- they have no clue.
You've done every mean thing you could do.
You've called me names, you've pulled my hair,
You've even...well we won't go there.
You haven't apologized or shown regret.
You haven't said you loved me yet.
I don't know why I stay with you, nothing's getting better.
You act as if I've done you wrong, when really you're the debtor.
I really should leave, I know I say it's okay, but it's not.
I stay with you, through all you do, because you're all I've got.
It's sad but true I stay with you from lack of self-esteem.
You were so sweet so long ago, I thought it was a dream.
Turns out I was wrong; we got together, sweetness ended there.
What was once a fairy tale is now my daylight-time nightmare.
I don't know why I stay with you, really I don't know.
You've made me cry, you've blacked my eye, but still I just don't go.
I should really leave, I know I say it's okay, but it's not.
Having nothing just may be better than having all I've got.
Author notes
This poem is not a true story, for all of you who are wondering. I've never been abused by a boyfriend, and I wouldn't stay with an abusive one. I hope the same is true for all of you.
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I liked this poem, you had quite a few visuals in it that enabled the reader to understand exactly how you are feeling. Thank you for your entry.
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I'm so relieved that this is not a true story. I know a few girls who stay with men who treat them badly. One of them is my own mother, but I just don't understand it. I know why she stays, because she's lonely and needs someone but why can't they realize that they can find someone better? Someone who will treat them right. Great write.
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Oh...I really thought it was real! THANKS GOD. But you wrote it so well, like you really were there. And that's very good. I really don't know why some girls stay with boys like these. We have rights too and they have to be respected. Very good, deep and sad poem about what is going on with the humanity today.
Best wishes
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Wow. No one should ever go through that. Its so strange what love will make you do....but in the end you realise it has to end. Love can be a dangerous thing....if we let it.
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my girl you have written a fantastic poem here-about an issue that is still very relevant to so many people. Your talent is amazing-keep writing-love Em
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"It's sad but true I stay with you from lack of self-esteem.
You were so sweet so long ago, I thought it was a dream.
Turns out I was wrong; we got together, sweetness ended there.
What was once a fairy tale is now my daylight-time nightmare."
A very compelling poem on an issue that touches many lives. Having worked with abused women and their children for many years, I recognize the heartbreaking reality of this situation ... having what seemed like a love story, turn into a living nightmare. The victim believing they somehow deserve the abuse ... trying to exist with futile hope that the abuser will change. I learned that people have a tendency to resist change ... fear of the unknown often keeps us stuck in destructive situations and relationships. As you so eloquently put it, "Having nothing just may be better than having all I've got." And, as I used to tell the women I worked with, "You can do bad by yourself."
Twilight, thank you for writing on such an important subject. Hopefully someone who needs to hear this message will read your words and realize they deserve better than being abused by the person who claims to "love" them. Staying in an abusive relationship can be dangerous ... resulting in serious injuries ... sometimes death. Any person who finds themselves in this situation should get out while they can. ....JustBreathe
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Very powerful and emotional, have walked this path once and knew it was not a life for me, found a better path, and chose daily to walk it, find great comfort in knowing at the end of my day I have a new tomorrow~blessings for this~ best to you in the contest
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I loved it. I thought this was good. I liked the story it told and its sad some people do go through this. I think alot of people can relate. I think that you are good and great job on this relateable story.You have a great way with words. continue to write from the heart.
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wow
this is really good mariah! i absolutly love it!
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hiya hachaa karate chop
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Excellent
A poignant work, the structure, repetition and rhythm complement the narrator's situation, a repetitive cycle from which she cannot escape. Low self esteem in young women these days seems to be at a crisis level. This poem makes an important statement, I think many will be touched by these words. These lines are powerful, "I should really leave, I know I say it's okay, but it's not.
Having nothing just may be better than having all I've got." This is very well done!
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