Tales from a Woman's Refuge

I’m indifferent now

To how you stare at me,

Or how aggressively 

You glare at me.

Or how extensively 

You swear at me,

The way you shout, holler, 

And verbally blare at me.

Why do you evaluate others? 

Then compare them to me.

Give voice to 

Your despair of me.

I’ve given you no reason

To consider repairing me

Annoyingly, you recite 

Derogatory prayers towards me.

 

Firmly, she shuts 

her once-nightmare door.

Taking tentative steps 

on a new, anywhere but here floor.

 

Finally, it’s taken a while, but I’m not scared.

Deeply scarred, there are many that I bear,

Love, I understand, is not played solitaire.

We’re two halves of an unloved pair,

With nothing left of us to share,

No footsteps for me to follow as your spare,

Bruises are prepayment for my new life’s fare,

Paid my dues, now I do what I dare.

Time to say, GOODBYE, 

I can say at last that I no longer care.

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