To Whom It May Concern



I am writing you today for help
Tried so many times to leave
Only to get thrown into another shelf
The physical I can tolerate
Mom raised a soldier
The mental is what I can no longer mediate
My mind is growing weaker
A smile I can no longer fake
Afraid my soul will go dead if it becomes any bleaker
Night and day all I can do is pray
Will he find me if I dare to leave
Dear God please give me the strength to run away
He will kill me one day if I stay
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Domestic Abuse Survivor

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Written on March 26, 2024

Submitted by amandak on March 26, 2024

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Scheme ABCDEDEFEGBGGF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 456
Words 99
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

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3 Comments
  • alanswansea18
    Well done. I don't mind rating people but people never rate me back?
    LikeReply1 month ago
  • alanswansea18
    I love this one,
    LikeReply2 months ago
  • EdwinRayTanguma
    I wish you all the best…I have been there and I have even done that…I’m a convicted felon due to a domestic violence episode…There were insinuating circumstances at the time and maybe I should have just put my clothes in the car then and walked away…We live and learn…There is plenty of help out there… 
    LikeReply2 months ago

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