Abuse

Blood and tears

are swept away from my face

by your bloodsoaked hands

so gentle, so powerful

an object of your love

the weapon of your choice.



Hate and fear

i'm trying hard to conceal

while you watch me

sizing me up

deciding what will come of me

I can't let you see me as I am.



Sleep and death

one more blow to my head

blood matting my hair

running away like a river

like my feet

the ones that were never fast enough

to get away from you.

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Stephanie Philbeck's picture

thats a sad and good poem keep up the good work

running_with_rabbits's picture

i love it


Much Love

Ashley

Rick Patneaude's picture

so much emotion once again went into your poem. another great read for me. The asshole that you're talking about really seemed to bring mad passion into your heart to let this flow from your mind. all i can say is it sucks that we have to deal with people that bring us down; sometimes it never seems that we will recover from their blows.

RICK