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A Weak Woman
To call me a weak woman,
is saying that I am humility
In your eyes,
Am I considered a weak woman,
Because of the color of my ski..
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When we say goodbye . . .
I remain strong in your presence,
to hide away my vulnerability
so that you won't have to worry.
When we talk or c..
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WHAT YOU TAUGHT ME!
When you yell at me,
You taught me
that anger is a split second away from violence.
When you tell me
that I can do noth..
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Unleashed
For years I've been a dormant to the world,
Put a mask on my face
Pretend that I am what you see.
Exhausted from all the lies
I had ..
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Undefeated
Bound by restraints, youthrashed me to shame.
Down on my knees, I had forgotten my name.
My blood was spilled on the damp dark f..
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This is me . . .
At 13, I realized my life
Was expendable
Determined to seek out
Peace and serenity,
The journey, I was
unfamiliar with.
No..
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THAT RAINY NIGHT.
The thunder roars,
The clouds cave in.
I hear the raindrops
Pitter patter on my windowsill
Fire burning,
In it’s pla..
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Survivor’s Creed
For many years I’ve tried,
To hide what I felt inside.
Keeping the tradition,
From where I grew up.
My voices ha..
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Silenced
There, she stands,
In the corner,
Peering throughthe window;
Freedom is only a dream.
She’snonexistent,
The disassociationf..
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Scream
Voices echo from afar,
A recanting of words from my mother’s lips;
Repetitive rhymes of hate and disgust
An infant crying in my a..
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