Scrolling through the past Is informational It reminds us of who we once were And who we've become Rediscovering feelings We had almost forgotten we had And we'd shared them with the world And we didn't do half bad I thought I'd never escape her Her iron grip leaving bruises where she held us But we did We made it Life got a little better for it too
We aren't fixed We are still sad We still have depression But it's not as bad as it was She's gone from our lives Our abuser Tormenter Stepmother
And she dares to call herself a fighter
I was scrolling through my old poems, and I was reading one comment on my poem "Cuts" from when I was stuck with the woman who abused me every chance she got. If you're reading this, it got better. I'm not healed yet, but it has gotten better. To those of you who've stayed with me this long: Thank you