You know my story,
I know your story.
We've both been where
Many others have been before.
Can't help but cry, it's inevitable.
The lies are covered up
We won't unearth them.
We Are Unable.
Uncovered secrets and lies
Bite at us, sting us, hurt us,
Attack us from everywhere
Can't abate the sudden guilt.
Not their fault, it's mine, yours.
Ours, never theirs.
Hide them up again, put them away
Don't Ever Let Them Go.
Author notes
Ok, I wrote this after reading IfTomorrowNeverCames poem. (link below) I recommend reading hers first before mine. And hopefully she won't mind it too much that I've written a poem on some of our conversations.
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4561770
Anyway - there is a story behind this, in Tomorrows poem its about two people conversing about being abused.. My poem is about what happens after they've talked. After they know everything, and how they feel like they have to go back to being a secret, and how the blame is placed. Meaning that the victim is always blamed, if the guild trip is good enough. I can't talk about specific cases but I know in a lot of cases the victim is so mentally abused that he/she thinks its their fault, and won't tell anyone about what happened for fear of having to go through it again. Hopefully it makes sense though and I haven't stepped over the line.
Claire-Anne
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Very nice Raven! it is random but at the same time makes sense and written quite elegantly if i do say so myself. Awesome job!
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Nicely Done!
I must say I am quite impressed with this write and I completley agree with Brother D and what he says. its weird how the victim feels more guilt and pain than the abuser does ect. any ways a well written slic eof poetry in response to a deep poem your friend wrote. any ways keep on writing and ty for sharing. bro
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this is amazeing...
you hve delelpoed into such an amazeing writer
well done sweety
love you
i miss u -
How often the victims get blamed for the crimes of the attacker/abuser etc....
This is a powerful write Claire-Anne, well worded. It reaches in and takes hold of the reader....
Well done!
Sis
'D'
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"Not their fault, it's mine, yours.
Ours, never theirs."
When I have my lil trip outs, that's what I say. Well, more like "not their fault, it's mine, only mine, never theirs." Yeah. And. Well, it's true.
I guess.
I don't know.
But I love you and I know where this is coming from so if anyone picks at it I'll deal with them.
I don't mind at all hun, kind of glad that someone at least has been able to get in and see parts of who and what I am.
I love you.
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