abuse survivor
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I'm not you,
For you chose the path of being everybodies stooge,
Everybody knew what you did but me,
And yet you still had the audacity to deny it when I can see,
I can see you for your true colors,
Mami, I can see the pain in your eyes
As you reminisce on how you hate some guys
I wish I could go back in time
Let me tell you What “No” doesn't mean when I say it
No doesn't mean, maybe...not now..or I'm not sure...perhaps you should convince me
It isn't a playful no that means yes
A girl just the age of seven
Encountered a man
He said "This will be heaven"
Sneaking into her room at night after her mom was in bed
Again and again, broken down and violated in her bed
it starts as a look, an innocent look.
just a look - an innocent
it means nothing.
then from that look, it's now a touch.
just an innocent touch, nothing more right ?
those slurs are just jokes.
Dear Dad,
You say these memories are fake,
then dang I must got an overflowing river of imagination.
Rape lasts longer than a moment,Rape burns an imprint into the self.Rape strips more than the outsideIt thieves the words from your frightened mouth.It makes you think you are different,Like you’re deserving of this sin.It cripples up the bodyIt f
Dear (ex)stepdad,
Forgiveness is suppossed to be a powerful weapon.A weapon to use for healing, for moving forward, and for forgetting
But what if I can't forgive? What if I can't forget?
You say you think you know me,
But I think that you're confused
Because if you really knew me
You wouldn't say "abused."
You say "locked up, imprisoned,"
Held tight from the inside,
