The Broken Past

catlover



Everybody has a story

Everyone wants to know mine

The truth is it is to painful

When I was nine years old my parents got divorced

They both remarried

My mom married a man that later turned out to be abusive

He was physical with my mom

He was mental and emotional with me

I was called worthless

I was told I never did anything right

I was told I was a disappointment

He would throw things

Which would later have to be cleaned

It went on for six years

Until the house felt to much like a prison

The walls of that house held a secret

Nobody knew about the abuse

We finally left

It still was not easy

There was lawyers and courts and restraining orders

It was difficult

But we stayed strong

We put the past behind us

We never told a soul

Since we have a broken past

 

  • Author: catlover (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 14th, 2017 21:07
  • Comment from author about the poem: This poem represents my past. It is what happened. It is the past I left behind. It is what I lie awake at night from nightmares with. It was the past that is hard to forget. Doing a slam poem let me express my emotions. I never told anyone about it. I feel like the only way to describe it is by the broken past. I wanted to let others know i know what they have been through. I wanted to share my story
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 36
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  • ummbre

    Thank you for sharing such a fragile piece of your past.



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