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I remember His voice So loud and enraged and full of contempt I remember the hand And the resounding noise it makes I remember the flash, and the sting on the side of my face I remember the burn behind my eyes I remember the blur I remember that single stray tear And then the others Streaming down my face in rivulets I remember trying to contain myself Trying to keep it all in Don’t make a sound Don’t But I did And I remember the shouting And then the calm His voice, so full of disappointment And I remember thinking Could anything be worse than this I remember he left I remember my feet moving down the hallway I remember closing the door and covering my mouth I remember the choked sobs that racked through my body I remember my breathing, so ragged and out of control It took hours for me to calm down And I remember looking at myself afterwards I remember my bloodshot eyes and tangled hair I remember that feeling Of being alone Of having not fulfilled Of being unwanted And whenever I remember I feel it again
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Aug 31, 2016
Aug 31, 2016 at 3:46 AM UTC
I Remember
I remember His voice So loud and enraged and full of contempt I remember the hand And the resounding noise it makes I remember the flash, and the sting on the side of my face I remember the burn behind my eyes I remember the blur I remember that single stray tear And then the others Streaming down my face in rivulets I remember trying to contain myself Trying to keep it all in Don’t make a sound Don’t But I did And I remember the shouting And then the calm His voice, so full of disappointment And I remember thinking Could anything be worse than this I remember he left I remember my feet moving down the hallway I remember closing the door and covering my mouth I remember the choked sobs that racked through my body I remember my breathing, so ragged and out of control It took hours for me to calm down And I remember looking at myself afterwards I remember my bloodshot eyes and tangled hair I remember that feeling Of being alone Of having not fulfilled Of being unwanted And whenever I remember I feel it again
#sadness#abuse#emotions#disappointment#self-esteem
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theanon
Aug 31, 2016
Aug 31, 2016 at 3:46 AM UTC
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