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Thank God She Lost Her Mind
The time she lost her mind,
Felt like the peeling rind.
At first, she noticed; not,
Survive, her only thought.
Except his knuckle, upon her skull,
Almost subtle, but of the hole.
Reaction commanded, day by day.
Then years, the toll of flesh, it paid.
An era reigned, she now calls, "broken",
Never explained, resolve unspoken.
Shattered glass, a heart so blue,
Broken frame, and fingers too.
Reactions rule, could find no balance
Love so cruel, it formed a callus.
But then shelter, did reaction find,
So went searching, for her mind.
Retraced steps, Joy befell her,
She found her mind, in that shelter.
Thankful for its loss, she knew,
Or it would have been broken too.
ARM 2/20
Felt like the peeling rind.
At first, she noticed; not,
Survive, her only thought.
Except his knuckle, upon her skull,
Almost subtle, but of the hole.
Reaction commanded, day by day.
Then years, the toll of flesh, it paid.
An era reigned, she now calls, "broken",
Never explained, resolve unspoken.
Shattered glass, a heart so blue,
Broken frame, and fingers too.
Reactions rule, could find no balance
Love so cruel, it formed a callus.
But then shelter, did reaction find,
So went searching, for her mind.
Retraced steps, Joy befell her,
She found her mind, in that shelter.
Thankful for its loss, she knew,
Or it would have been broken too.
ARM 2/20
Published 12th Jun 2021
Author's Note
This poem was born from abandoning my violent husband.
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
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12th Jun 2021 9:45pm
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27th Feb 2024 11:53pm
I liked some of the word play in here. Along the themes of domestic violence, I'm glad you found courage and strength to overcome it.
Great work.
Great work.
