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Redemption
He calls
And it’s very difficult
Not to pick up the phone.
I can’t
Go back
I can’t
Lose track
I can’t
Rot anymore
In his squalid cage
Waiting for him
To make that change
And put me first
For better or worse
I remember when
I felt my worth…
However meager
However small
However hard
It was to crawl.
I fell.
And I’m ready now
To get back up.
And it’s very difficult
Not to pick up the phone.
I can’t
Go back
I can’t
Lose track
I can’t
Rot anymore
In his squalid cage
Waiting for him
To make that change
And put me first
For better or worse
I remember when
I felt my worth…
However meager
However small
However hard
It was to crawl.
I fell.
And I’m ready now
To get back up.
Published 22nd Oct 2015
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22nd Oct 2015 4:15pm
Live your life, VP. But not in a cage. You were not designed that way. Your need to stretch those fantastic legs and walk your path without restriction. Love to hear that ending.
22nd Oct 2015 4:50pm
"I can’t
Go back
I can’t
Lose track
I can’t
Rot anymore
In his squalid cage"
"I fell.
And I’m ready now
To get back up."
You nailed it. Anybody who takes away from how you feel about yourself is a thief and a liar, slowly stealing who you truly are. Great poem. Be strong, because strong is what you are, no matter how you feel when holding on to the lies that you aren't.
Really glad to see you on here so much again. I have missed your powerful words.
Go back
I can’t
Lose track
I can’t
Rot anymore
In his squalid cage"
"I fell.
And I’m ready now
To get back up."
You nailed it. Anybody who takes away from how you feel about yourself is a thief and a liar, slowly stealing who you truly are. Great poem. Be strong, because strong is what you are, no matter how you feel when holding on to the lies that you aren't.
Really glad to see you on here so much again. I have missed your powerful words.
22nd Oct 2015 6:24pm
We are not damsels in distress
no one can save us but our self.
Opening the dark curtain will always reveal the sun upon our face.
Good ink.
no one can save us but our self.
Opening the dark curtain will always reveal the sun upon our face.
Good ink.
22nd Oct 2015 6:31pm
Brava, Virginia! Just don't look back. You've cut loose and stay that way, let him do the rotting. You seek redemption but you're apparently not asking for intervention. You can handle this on your own, being one tough lady. Excellent work, terse and to the point.
