Ex-Victim

I offer you the BOOM !! Nice write bro !!

takes the BOOM and leaves the stage - thank you sir :-)

I really like the way you write.

well thank you for such a kind comment :-)

Yessss I love this.

thank you for the read and comment :-) glad you enjoyed it :-)

guess we could all do with
a new suit ..

I've already asked the Emperor for new clothes :-p

David...with my first reading, the clear meaning seemed evident : When abuse becomes unbearable, sometimes, the instinct of self-preservation takes hold, and desperate situations lead to desperate actions. Only then, can the ultimate healing take place, and with time, in strength,victim becomes survivor). I  would never intentionally treat this as anything but important!

But then...with a second reading--keeping in mind your somewhat darker, dry wit--i suddenly imagined that this could be the final scene in one of those made-for-tv, comic horror movies....one in which the poet/narrator, after suffering years of abuse by a fellow competitor, simply reaches his breaking point, and welll... decides to take matters in hand--this being the easily accessible five iron at the eighteenth hole!   (but...who could blame him! It's understandable! A serious golpher takes his game very seriously.:D ( My apologies here! Just where my thoughts wandered...Guess my imagination can be as twisted as yours-- hee! hee!)

My Friend..your poetry always pulls your readers deep within...making them so unforgettable! Thanks for sharing another  thought-provoking post ! xo

I like the way you think :-) he would have been very careful in picking just the right club for the job. My inspiration cam from Psycho 2 where Norman Bates offers his real mother a sandwich and the hits on the head with a shovel - sometimes people have to pay the piper (lol) thank you I am glad it made you think :-)

💥!!!!kaboom!!!!💥 didn't see that coming but all I can say is outstanding!

Xoxo Taryn

thank you - I was trying to effect a mic drop moment :-) ty you are too kind :-)

Very powerful, David. A person can only be pushed so far before they break or survive.

indeed - there is only so much anyone can take, I would say it is probably possible to break and survive :-) thank you for the read and the comments - much appreciated :-)

David this to me says you've taken control
& they have no more power over you..

Bravo..

hugs & love Brenda

one thing I have learned - if people exert power over you it is often the case  that you gave them that power yourself. Taking it back is important no matter how difficult that is :-) 1000 ehugs winging their way to you :-)

Hell yeah! I've never been able to write like this...the vengeance feeling connected to taking back one's power. I'm a bit envious of people who can go there. Best I was ever able to do was verbally lash them with my truth. The proverbial skull bashing at the end was one helluva exclamation point! When we take back our power we can never be that victim again. Major flurry of hugs heading your way!

there is still an unanswered question - did he really bash her her head to a pulp with a golf club or did he just imagine doing it?? "Billy Liar" style?? - did he really break free or is he just longing for the day, still a prisoner? - these were the questions I was asking myself :-) thank you for the read and your understanding :-) Hugs :-)