A Poem Titled Trapped
Trapped
Abusive Relationship - 9/27/01
At the age of 19, I had entered into an abusive relationship that would last three years. While in that relationship, I kept what was happening a secret from my family. I was ashamed of many things that were going on. I won't go into detail about what happened but it was the darkest moment in my life. I wrote a poem to express how I felt. I've only shared this poem with a few close people, this is the first time publicly. This is what it says:
Pain
Slamming of a fisted hand in anguish
Lonesomeness creeping through my soul
Questions lurking in my desperate mind
Nothing seems to fill the void
Hope
The day I left him
Shattered by the attempt not accomplished
Devastation blankets my world
Fear
Overflowing, as a child in the night
Unable to fight back
Three long years of torture
Never to escape
Like a prison, I had no rights
He was my unwanted shadow