littered, and broken upit made me sad,made me think of myselfI asked why she took me thereshe silently smiledand took my handled me to a placeThe pavement was crackedthe ground heaped with garbageold and newnear a makeshift shelterthat some one had leftShe kissed my tears awaytold me to smilewhen I asked whyshe told me to…
What do I knowWhat can I knowWhat fine lessonsWhat has been taughtI know the pain-bitter, burningas it poisonsmy very soulOh, humiliation-now, that is a large wordwith a larger effectshame, heaped upon oneselfI know despair-hopeless, wantingneeding, dyingfrom inside outNow the degradation-there is yet anothertreated like you are lessand worse, feeling like lessHow I know sufferingand much…
for all the horrid deeds done to methat which I could not repressI redirected at meso strong was my fearso ingrained the self loathingI must have been horribleI must have been uglyI must have been stupidand unworthyelse you would have loved meSo many years it tookto know this is falseSo many years of my life…
washing dirty, little cheeksfear and angerbattling insidelosing and winningShe hears the hated words‘You’re too little’‘You’re too stupid’‘You’re too ugly’‘You’re too young’‘You can’t do it’Anger and determinationfill her tiny chestforward she stridesclimbing the fenceher eyes on the prizethrowing caution to the windSun is shiningbeating down on her formsweat beads on her foreheadtiny tongue licking her lipsReaching…
Security found with another,Fear of lossHappiness at it’s arrivalSorrow at it’s delayCalm acceptanceExciting embraceTwo bodies joiningOne heart unitedLove
I want to stay here inside myself, hidden in my pain.The hopes I’ve been clinging to no longer remain.I’ve cried out almost daily, told you how I feel.You disregard my pleas; you don’t think I am for real.You think I will just lay here accepting what you do,Like a dog cowering at its master’s feet,…
in the shadowed pastin the uncertain futureI am tornMy heart is peacefulmy spirit fearful and confusedconflict withinI am all at oncefreed by lovebut I am imprisonednone the lessI wander aimlesslyslowly approachingmankind’s final destinationonce therewill my restless soulfinally find its peace
What with which to fill this large aching void?They say that they love me, but cannotBecause they have not what I needWhat is this thing I needThis thing they see so clearly?They speak of failing meThey worry they will hurt me,They can’t give me what I desireLike these things are strangers to meWhat about me?I…
You say that I’m not alone,That I don’t have to be anymore…Where are you when I’m lonely,Where are you when I’m scared,Where are you when I need you,You’re most certainly not here anymore…I know that I’m weak,I know that I’m scared,I know that I’m nothing,Other than all alone anymore…Do you care what I feel,Do you…
searching- trying to findwhat was to be my lifeThen one nighttaking a walkjust six blocksfrom our homeCame a carbarreling at ushow I shoutedand I shovedMy lover was safethen I was hitall went blackthere went my lifeSeven days laterI awoke into Helldressed in bandagespain and nothing moreVague visionsdoctors and nursesshouted whispersexploding my headWords I heard:brain damage,paralysis,and…
