I suffered for years
For years
I suffered
Through pain and abuse
Some days I thought I’d die
After another beating
From you
Why did I stay
I really can’t answer that
I was too weak to leave
And to little to
Fight back
I let our children see
What you had done to me
And I know that was wrong
But I always felt that I
Could never make it
On my own
I believed your lies
Saying it would never happen
Again
You told me those same lies
Time and time again
You had me so lost
And afraid
I was confused too
I did not know,
that I was so weak
Until I kept staying
Taking more abuse
From you
The scars the marks
The bruises
That I received from you
They faded with time
But the scars on my heart
I will carry
For a lifetime
One day,
I found the courage
Deep down inside of me
I knew,
that if I wanted to survive
That I must leave
I packed my bags
The children’s too
And left you a note saying
We are leaving you
Don’t beg me to come back
I won’t do that again
I have left you before
But I always came back
For more
I came back
Because I believed,
more of your lies
Saying you would,
never again hurt me
Nor cause me to cry
I am a new woman now
Kind of like
Renewal of Heart
I am heading out of here
To make a brand new start
I am making a new start
Just my children and I
We no longer need you
We will
Survive
You always told me
I could never,
make it on my own
That no one else,
would ever want me
And I would live my life
Alone
What you don’t understand
What you just don’t see
Is I am not alone
I have our children
With me
I don’t need a man
To make my life whole
Or complete
I have myself and my children
And that is all
I need
You held me down,
for years
Like a prisoner,
in my own home
But today,
I finally realized
That I could,
make it on my own
By badmac
© 2008 badmac
(All rights reserved)
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