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 Jan 2019 petra
JL Smith
Kindness
 Jan 2019 petra
JL Smith
After traveling the winding roads
Lit by a crescent moon
Kissed by the crisp breeze
Your kindness welcomed me
Like warm rays from the sun
And sweet honey from the comb of bees

© JL Smith
 Aug 2018 petra
Her
My name is Erin
and i was *****
at the age of 7

it has taken me
14 years of my life
for those 13 words to escape
my hollow mouth

the only questions i come to now
is why
why lock me in that room
why take everything from me
my innocence
my purity
my childhood

in that room
where my family trusted you
where i trusted you
the night terrors i have to this day
still haunt my mind

like a never ending
drive in movie that plays
over
and
over
only the moon in the night sky
isnt made to be found here
there is no light in these terrors

i cant sleep this time of year
because every time i do
its you
in that room
locking the door
shutting the windows
******* me
yelling at me
every single night
i close my eyes

it has taken me 14 years
to accept the fact that i was taken by you
i have been numb ever since
left in the dust
rotting away at the core
thinking i was nothing
thinking i deserved nothing
because you took everything

but not anymore
i will recover from this
i am strong enough
i believe in myself
i believe in my own happiness
and i promsie
that when i have children one day
i will never ever let them rot at the core
i will find happiness
the darkness will not take over this time
 Aug 2018 petra
EVERYDAY
VICTIM
 Aug 2018 petra
EVERYDAY
HOW DARE YOU
HOW DARE YOU STRIP ME OFF MY INNOCENCE
HOW DARE YOU BETRAY MY TRUST FOR YOU
HOW DARE YOU ROB ME OFF A ROLE MODEL
HOW DARE YOU ROB ME OFF A MENTOR

YOU MADE ME A VICTIM
NO MAKEUP CAN COVER THE SCARS YOU LEFT ON ME
WHO THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO CONFINED IN ABOUT MY PROBLEMS?
WHO AM I SUPPOSED TO SEEK ADVICE FROM?

YOU ROBBED ME OFF A BROTHER
YOU ROBBED ME OFF A CHANCE OF BEING GREAT
YOU MADE ME A VICTIM
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT ME FROM THE VULTURES OUT THERE, HOWEVER, YOU BECAME ONE YOURSELF

YOU STOLE MY CONFIDENCE
NOW EVERY MAN THAT APPROACHES IS A THREAT TO MY INNOCENCE
WHAT AM I GOING TO TELL MY FUTURE SELF?
HOW AM I GOING TO EXPLAIN TO HER WHY AM I NOT MARRIED NOR HAVE ANY KIDS?
YOU ROBBED ME OFF A WONDERFUL FAMILY

NOW I SEAT AND WATCH AS YOU ENJOY LIFE
I SEE YOU'RE HAPPY WITH HER

DOE SHE KNOW YOU GO AROUND BETRAYING, HURTING AND RAPPING YOUR SISTER?
OR TO HER YOU'RE THE SWEET BROTHER I ONCE KNEW?


I HOPE ALL THIS WAS WORTH IT..................
TO ALL THE BRAVE WOMEN WHO ARE LABELED "VICTIMS"
YOU ARE WORTH IT

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