I am not a victim
I am still me

Behind my eyes
Theres a pain you cant see

I tuck it away
Hidden from the world

To safeguard and protect
My little girl

I am not strong
Nor am i a survivor

I have simply been burned
When playing with fire

I came out screaming
I made it through

My truth is a story
My pain is too

I will not speak it
Nor dare i say

The things that ive been through
To get me here today

I will keep it going
I will not shake

For something he couldnt take
Is my love for her, it will not break

My words are my comfort
And this i hold dear

All is right in the world
As long as i have her here

When i look at me.

Im sad and im lonely,
Broken inside;

You wipe away tears
My eyes fail to hide.

I am not afraid
I have stood up to fear.

Ive fought on this path
Thats lead me to here.

I stand infront of you now
A new person been created

From all the lies and hurt,
My strength is unshaken.

I am a person:
I am not a toy.

Im not to tear down,
Life is to enjoy.

Love is adrenaline
That pumps fuel to a fire:

Trust is the oxygen
Rising the flames higher.

You see heat,
It burns

You go through pain
And the world still turns,

You stand back to see
Things are clear.

You begin to cherish
The things you hold dear.

The people you meet,
Each individual story.

Some carved with pain,
Some dripping in glory

But most hold both.
This i must understand

For strength spreads across
This unforgiving land.

I have a beauty
Its begining to shine

All this time i was left in the dark
But the journey is mine

People i used to encounter
I can now meet

They have no idea, it makes me smile
For people to walk by in the street

No longer a mark against me
Held by my eye

No longer a smile that is cracked
Crooked, no matter how hard i try

No longer a ball and chain that holds me down
I have no victim mark upon me
Now hes not around.

WOW! So much is said here.

I don't always like "poems" posted in this section, but I do believe your work is beautiful and very sincere.

welcome.




(hi red_lace )

Hi, KC! :)

Thank you everyone x

Why are you HERE?

Here?
You mean this forum? Mingle 2? or in this WORLD?
Perhaps, we want to brave the world
wide web and be BOLD...
Or maybe we just want to keep at bay the gnawing COLD...


Cold?
You mean physical?emotional? or spiritual COLDNESS?
Whichever it is, the basic antidote is warmth and TENDERNESS...
To even for a few minutes, forget our everyday worries
and unacknowledged SADNESS,
Is i guess a damn good reason enough to enjoy the Mingle2 MADNESS..


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ahem! a bit cheesy right..still rustic its been a while..i will do better next time.. have a good week everyone:)

Yeah... Ok

Maybe you should have made your own post? Just maybe...

Some really nice post Emclarke

Thanks joe. Ive been going through a really difficult journey on my way out of an abusive relationship and needed space to vent x

oh i'm sorry Emclarkexx, it did not come out right.. i was trying to empathize with what you have been through and wish to lighten thing up and wishing a good week to everyone on this thread:)

as a matter of fact i sent this poem to 2 instant messages and posted it in your topic as a friendly gesture..

i dont mean anything.. but i will be tactful next time.. peace:)

Glad to see you took the first step out. I wish you well, sincerely. If you ever need a stranger to listen, you know where to find us. :)

Sorry! I thought you were just being a dick and posting your own that was completely off topic x

Thanks. I just needed some space to vent x

no worries:)
-i meant it when i said, i just want to empathize and wish to lighten things up:)

-it is always inspiring to see people rise above hurt, and expressing it through poetry is beautiful..
-live well and the best of luck:)