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.