Abuse is worse
When it comes from someone you love
When they offer you a fist, instead of a hug
Never once did I think this;
How could they even offer?
Anything other than love is simply a bother
Swollen cheeks and busted lips
Fractured ribs and broken bones
For this place I reside is no longer a home
I have become used and abused
How can this be?
How can the person I used to love most;
No longer love me
Well they claim they do
They say that they will never hurt me again
False promises leak from the mouth of an old friend
“I love you baby, I won’t hurt you no more”
But within minutes I am once again a no good *****
Whose only place in this life;
Resides in the arms of an abuser
Who claims I am their drug;
And they are a user
But those who do not learn from the past;
Are destined to repeat old mistakes
Is that why I’m still here?
Am I given what I must take?
I do not believe so and I threaten to leave
“I’ll change baby, I’ll hurt you no more”
But I do not listen
I exit through the door
For now I begin a new life
A life without you
I am now stronger;
And the reason is because of you
I am no longer abused, bruised, or broken
That chapter is now over
I wipe the blood from my face;
And gently turn the page over