She cries at night
Silent screams held captive
within her,
yet the world cannot
feel her pain
Her soul broken
Her body bruised

She cries for strength and self-love
and wonders how they failed
to protect her against her abuser,
who succeeded in degrading her
self-worth and confidence in ways
unimaginable.

She realizes that nothing will change,
and help will not arrive at her door,
unless she welcomes it into her life.

She cries silently, knowing her soul
will never know peace, nor will her
body be left unbruised, until she finds
the courage to free herself from
the abusive force that dominates her

She cries knowing that all it takes is one
ounce of courage and will power, to heal
her broken spirit, release her screams, and free
her soul from a life of abuse

But, as she ponders, she knows today will
be different than the days before
and the nights ahead,
because on this day, she has found the courage
and will power, to release her silent screams
of anguish and pain

And the world will see her cry,
and the world will hear her scream,
and the world will feel her pain
And as the tears pour slowly down her face,
like a stream flowing into a river of freedom,
she knows, that her soul will finally know “peace.”



Copyright 2008 (ch) 2elijah

(Dedicated to "L" and all the women in the world who suffer(ed) from abuse)
[Edited 10/2/08 17:28pm]

awesome sweets

missmad said:

Thank you, appreciate it.

2elijah said:

ur welcome

Wow, 2elijah...this really spoke to me. Took me back to when I found the courage to leave my abusive husband. Thank you.

Also reminded me of a beautiful song by Sananda...

noimageatall said:

Thank you! and so sorry to hear you had to experience that... There is soooo much domestic abuse against women and young girls as well. I have a friend who suffered years of abuse, and now she is living her life as a free person, never to worry about that monster again. There are so many cases of domestic abuse involving women, that it wreaks my heart to hear the stories. It is very difficult for many of them to get away from their abusers, but when that day comes that they get the "courage" and "will power" to love themselves enough to save themselves from it, then that's when they will be free.
[Edited 9/20/08 8:35am]