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Violent marriage
The best || the worst
In me || I've seen
Like || a curse
It will || not leave
Hatred || I || had never known
Today || I share his name
The joy || from wearing his stone
Turned || one day || to pain
I then || forsook it all
For honest || my belief
Yes || I seen the wall
But the writing || was Greek
Why || because || I knew
Worse || I had no doubt
So sure || what I would do
Easy || just stick it out
But hate || when it showed
My pride || it devoured
Fear || took hold
I proved || a coward
He left me || for dead
But forgot || to kill me
He gifted || me trauma
I found || recovery
Only one || shame is left
Stubborn || like a plague
The only thing || I regret
Are the times || I begged
A.R.M.
November 21, 2023
In me || I've seen
Like || a curse
It will || not leave
Hatred || I || had never known
Today || I share his name
The joy || from wearing his stone
Turned || one day || to pain
I then || forsook it all
For honest || my belief
Yes || I seen the wall
But the writing || was Greek
Why || because || I knew
Worse || I had no doubt
So sure || what I would do
Easy || just stick it out
But hate || when it showed
My pride || it devoured
Fear || took hold
I proved || a coward
He left me || for dead
But forgot || to kill me
He gifted || me trauma
I found || recovery
Only one || shame is left
Stubborn || like a plague
The only thing || I regret
Are the times || I begged
A.R.M.
November 21, 2023
Published 3rd Dec 2023
Author's Note
I have been safe from violence for years. Not sure what prompted this poem. It is nonfiction.
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