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!!
I was a victim by chance, but I'm a survivor by choice!!



 
 

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When I saw this image, I saw myself and how I felt
when I was a victim of abuse

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