Why Should I Leave Him?
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bound and gagged Bulletproof Heart Age: - Gender: Female Posts: 28660 | He loves me. He buys me roses. He's good with kids. He hits me. His hand, the one that was just holding mine, will slap me. His knees, the ones that hurt from working all day, will hold my thighs open. His lips, the ones that were just threatening to kill me, will tremble and say "Sorry". His eyes, the ones that were just flaring, will water. My body, the one that just took a beating, will melt into him. My eyes, the ones that were just leaking, will close. My arms, the ones that he pinned, will wrap around him. My face, the one he just hit, will rest on his chest. My daughter, the one who heard everything, will ask me what happened. My mother, the one who sees the bruises, will tell me to call the cops. My brother, the one who heard it from my mother, will threaten to kill him My neighbor, the one who could hear through the walls, will ask questions. He'll show up at the house, the one I kicked him out of, in a suit. He'll knock on the door, the one he threatened to put my head through, with a dozen roses. He'll take me in his arms, the ones that have hurt me, and make promises. He'll promise with those lips, the ones that have screamed profanities at me, not to hurt me again. Why should I leave him? |
riot reality Jazz Hands Age: 29 Gender: Female Posts: 295 | That was really good. I'd make a smiley face because it was good, but it was also sad, and now I'm too sad for smiley faces... and I mean that in a good way. I'm curious... are you planning on posting more? Or is this a one poem thing? I really hope you're planning on adding more. And I guess this is a bit intrusive, but... I was wondering, is this about you? Or in the point of view of somebody else? You don't have to answer that one if it is too intrusive. |
bound and gagged Bulletproof Heart Age: - Gender: Female Posts: 28660 | Yeah, I'll be adding more of this "saga", like from the daughter's point of view and such. And yes, it's about my mother. |
riot reality Jazz Hands Age: 29 Gender: Female Posts: 295 | I'm glad you're going to continue. I've only actually just started liking free verse, and I still don't like very many, dunno why... but I really do like yours. |
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