On this page, you
will read poetry written by survivors, such as myself or friends, about
about all kinds of abuse ~ domestic, sexual and child abuse. They
express the loneliness and pain endured, and the shattered spirit.
To read them will
give one an inside understanding into that loneliness, hurt and pain.
Warning: the
content of my poetry may trigger for some people.
Please take
care.
You will see various
ribbons for campaigns against violence and abuse on some poems.
There is a green ribbon for child abuse as well as blue/pink ribbon against
violence on children. There is also a white ribbon for rape survivors
and the purple/black ribbon for domestic abuse.
Check out my poem
dedicated to Rachel Miller
I wrote on the 1st
anniversary of her death -
be warned it
is very graphic!
Read my newest poem on forgiving the past, and dealing with my abuse.
I just want to make
clear that I am not an incest or child abuse victim ~ just a survivor of
other forms of abuse. I use my experience with these to gain insight
into child abuse and incest.
The first ten poems
are ones that I have written about my own experience with domestic abuse
in my former marriage.
Domestic Abuse
"Volatile
Love"
by Myself
"Why?"
by Myself
"Nightmares"
by Myself
"From
Brokenness to Happiness"
by Myself
"Memories"
by Myself
"Silent
Running"
by Myself
"Veiled
Vows"
by Myself
"Thoughts"
by Myself
"The
Phone Call"
by Myself
"The
Phantom Menace"
by Myself
"The
Bruised Woman"
by Myself
"Freedom
of the Night"
by Myself
"Escape"
by Lynda Valkyrie
"I
Feel...."
by Lynda Valkyrie
"Faded
Vows"
by Elizabeth Silke
"A
Violent Affair"
by Elizabeth Silke
A poem I wrote in
memory of Rachel Miller,
on the anniversary
of her death
"In
Memory of Rachel"
by Myself
Warning - graphic!
This is a very eye-opening
poem about what could happen
"I
Got Flowers Today"
by Allen Dowdell
This is a song that
holds a significance to me
"I
Will Survive"
A song about the
sad facts of domestic abuse
"How
Come, How Long"
Rape/Sexual
Abuse
"Forgiving
the Past"
By Myself
"Through
Shattered Eyes"
By Myself
"Silent
Cries"
by Myself
"Reflections
of Your Betrayal (the Night I Disappeared)"
by Myself
"The
Shame in His Betrayal"
by Myself
"When
He's Not a Stranger"
by Myself
"The
Hand"
by Michelle Byrd
This poem is about
the dark feelings one feels in the aftermath of rape/sexual abuse.
"The
Abyss of Shame"
by Myself
Child Sexual
Abuse
"Night
Terrors"
by Myself
"The
Silent Child"
by Myself
"On
the Wings of Freedom"
by Myself
"End
of Innocence"
by Myself
Child Abuse
"Little
Child, Meek and Mild"
by Myself
"Signs"
by Elizabeth Silke
"Lamentation
of a Child"
by Angela Knight
"Do
You Know....?"
by Anonymous author
"Angel
of Abuse"
by Elizabeth Silke
Inspirational Words
for encouragement
"Footprints
in the Sand"
"Footprints
II"
There are a couple
of novels which I have read that deal with abuse, and domestic abuse.
"Journey"
by Danielle Steel
deals with the horrors
of emotional abuse in a domestic situation and one woman's recovery to
flee
"The Long Road Home"
by Danielle Steel
deals with the abuse
of a child, and the child's recovery into adulthood
"Kiss Mommy Goodbye"
by Joy Fielding
deals with the pains
of domestic abuse, bitter custody battles and the search for the children
taken by their father
"Dead Air"
by Rochelle Krich
I have not yet read
this, but Rochelle has informed me that it too deals with domestic abuse
I was a victim by
chance, but I am a survivor by choice!!
