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Domestic Abuse and Abuse of Power

After witnessing a murder meant for me after surviving a car bomb igniting my skull crushed my face bruising my brain i received threatening calls from my husbands mistress I'd reported break ins strange behavior from my husband fearing my safety his mistress who worked behind a desk falsifying documents with abuse of power breaking in my home removing poetry actually tried to summit a few of my poems as her own i reported her she was reprimanded my work returned at the time i truly didn't know her real involvement to my husband so i contacted the FBI she arrived with her gunman to end my life by gods grace he was killed at my feet the children and i relocated receiving victims compensation how stupid i was really brain dead laying in a blood soaked bed brain trauma in a coma for three days i didn't realize i slipped into a coma every morning my two youngest sons entered my room i could here them saying she's dead she can't wake up with all my might i tried to move my legs were weak but in my mind i was kicking they went off to school only to return six hours later crying she's dead look at her she can't move in that moment i said oh my Jesus god help me please let me show them I'm alive i began to cry tears rolled down my cheek my youngest announced look she crying those are new tears cause the blood is dry the oldest son said help me get her up my face was stuck to the pillow by dry blood they each held me leading me to the shower turning on the water i screamed as if i was falling off a cliff mom you're alive drying me i asked where's dad he came in how long have i been sleep he said about three days why didn't you try and wake me i wasn't sleep i was in a coma he said i thought you needed your rest it was in that moment i realized i was in trouble as i healed he shoved me to the bank more calls my stalker demanding my personal injury funds i accused him he slammed a large brick in my back telling the children it was an accident my back was turned i was afraid for my life because of the murder trial devastated i sat praying writing poetry as hurricane Charlie Lisa Jean and Hugo plowed into my townhome more devastation i was going three times a week to therapy treatment so afraid i needed to get away from my stalker to my surprise she followed us to the new location his home town the abuse got worse slamming doors shoving secret meetings threats finally Christmas eve my god i only wanted to toast St. John Paul Christmas homily mass in Rome my husband grew bitter claiming all Catholics are evil he ripped my rosary beads crushed the olive oils enraged using my body to open doors my brain hurt the children screamed he threw size 11 male dress shoes at them putting holes in the walls i begged him to stop he grabbed my arms twisted it behind my back his eyes were vicious i wore wires pregnant for the FBI buying weapons and drugs from junk sick cops his eyes pupil covered the whites i said i hope you don't have drugs in this house because i am going to give them to the authorities he put all his weight on my arm waiting on it to pop that's when my bi polar mentally ill son ran over and said let my mother go my husband took his closed fist and hit him in the back of the head the other children held my arm another daughter was hit by the football he threw i was so timid in that moment like i was one of the children brain injured emotionally childlike my younger son called police the Christmas bells chimed he was being removed from the home restraining orders the children and i received extensive counseling therapy behavior we were a disabled family living off disability income my husband and his mistress embezzled every dime of my traumatic brain injury claim because she worked behind a desk committing fraud identity theft falsifying documents helping my abuser attack his family i was just so happy to be alive and away from his controlling abuse however we still had to go to the murder trial easter St. John Paul's death we were flighted out back to Florida so i could testify in a murder trial a murder meant for me my husband and his mistress with employment using abuse of power sending me threatening letters about losing my social security for myself and my children or threats that read i better not go back to domestic violence shelter following me to therapy sessions threats in the parking lot i truly lived Jennifer Dulos pain when your abusive husband has help harming you and your children a jealous lover i stayed in my faith leaning on my church family and several counselors who actually drove the kids and i to schools doctors pharmacy i couldn't drive my anxiety disorder won't allow that i spent days and nights writing poetry finally finding a new home he'd moved around the corner in the back of the same building the incident occurred i was blessed to find a new place across town i know of the cruel world of being a domestic violence victim like Nicole Brown Simpson abuse of power helps your abuser he only return worse my domestic abuse shattered my soul i believe it was because i am brain injured emotionally a child when he and his mistress began harming us trying to rip my poetry to feed to his mistress behind a desk at the court house pushing pens pages she believed my poetry could be hers by having an affair with my husband she could use her position at the court house by exposing my identity as a confidential human source to killers and dealers using abuse of power to hire a hitman to end my life over my poetry so that she could finally become me after death i remember my husband hitting me in the back with that brick after she called demanding he give her my personal injury claim she began embezzling funds an annuity payment from my structured settlement posing as me while i lay bleeding they pounced thank god i had Most Reverend Arch Bishop Cardinal Francis George Arch Bishop Jerome Listeki for support also Attorney General Charlie Crist I'm Blessed

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Date: 3/22/2024 5:57:00 AM
I love the way your verses have no periods, we feel the chaos, the fear, the hopelessness… So glad you are away from the abuse. So sorry you went through this hell. Congratulations on POTD!
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/23/2024 12:15:00 AM
Thank you so much for your compassion and kindness many blessings.
Date: 3/15/2024 4:31:00 PM
A powerful and harrowing POTD. Congratulations on this worthy narrative. ~
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:05:00 PM
Thank you kindly many blessings.
Date: 3/15/2024 4:21:00 PM
Back with Congrats on POTD
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:06:00 PM
Thank you so much for you kindness truly many blessings.
Date: 3/15/2024 3:32:00 PM
Dear Yolanda, Congratulations on this POTD recognition for a very dramatic monologue indeed. Captivating..
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:06:00 PM
Thanks a bunch many blessings.
Date: 3/15/2024 2:26:00 PM
I am so glad you are OK. What happened sounds like a nightmare. No one should be subjected to this kind of treatment. That fact that you can write about this and have support makes you miraculous.
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:07:00 PM
Thank you very much Duke many blessings.
Date: 3/15/2024 11:01:00 AM
Big congratulations on POTD Yolanda, a gripping dramatic monologue, and story of abuse, I would’ve loved you to start this one off with Yolanda from Pulp Fiction screaming her warning to the customers at the diner! (First lines in ‘Scooby snacks’ by the ‘fun lovin criminals’) perhaps it’s the intensity of her voice, and both your names being the same, plus the insanity of this drama, brilliant! cheers David
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:10:00 PM
Thank you very kindly appreciate your response many blessings.
Date: 3/15/2024 10:57:00 AM
Wow....quite a story Kudos! Paulette
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:10:00 PM
Many blessings Thank you so much.
Date: 3/15/2024 9:15:00 AM
Dear Yolanda, I am back with a well-deserved CONGRATULATIONS!! - Blessings, my Friend, Daniel
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:08:00 PM
Thank you Daniel many blessings to you Sir.
Date: 3/15/2024 9:11:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD Yolanda Nicholsen! It’s been a while since “Fort Myers Florida” Your interest in FBI stories and murder mysteries comes alive in your poetry. “Gone Mom” and other movies that motivate your creative dramatic verse and monologue of domestic abuse and abuse of power, amazing story abilities! Enjoy your day Yolanda! Good to see you on poem of the day~Hugs Anaya
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:09:00 PM
Thank you for your kindness many blessings.
Date: 3/15/2024 6:59:00 AM
I thought I had commented on this before Yolanda, but I do not see it. Regardless, this is powerful and intense. Congratulations on the honor of POTD! :)
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:11:00 PM
Thank you so much blessings.
Date: 3/15/2024 5:55:00 AM
Whew! Talk about a rough year. Serious drama depicted here Yolanda. Enjoy your day in the spotlight
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:11:00 PM
Thanks a lot Tom I appreciate it many blessings.
Date: 3/15/2024 4:05:00 AM
Yolanda, a powerful story, congratulations on POTD.
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:12:00 PM
Thank you so much I appreciate it many blessings.
Date: 3/15/2024 4:01:00 AM
what a gripping story, Yolanda! What courage and resilience! Awestruck. Congrats on your POTD designation.
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:13:00 PM
Thank you so much Sara many blessings.
Date: 3/15/2024 3:28:00 AM
So tragic for you and your children Yolanda, may God bless you and keep you all safe. Congratulations on receiving poem of the day… Beryl
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:14:00 PM
Thanks a bunch Beryl blessings to you I appreciate it.
Date: 3/15/2024 3:25:00 AM
- Yolanda, a highly impressed write ...wow - Congratulations on your p.o.t.d. - hugs
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:15:00 PM
Thank you so much Anne -lise I appreciate it many blessings. -hugs
Date: 3/15/2024 2:26:00 AM
What an imaginative write. Reads like a textbook case of extreme paranoia, powerfully penned. Quite a journey you’ve taken us on, we would all do well to empathise with those in such a state of mind. Warmest congratulations on POTD, Yolanda.
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:15:00 PM
Thank you for your kindness well wishes many blessings.
Date: 3/15/2024 12:44:00 AM
Congratulations on your powerful potd!
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:20:00 PM
Thank you for your kindness.
Date: 3/15/2024 12:40:00 AM
A powerful write Yolanda, you take the reader on a terryfying journey. Congratulations to you on a well deserved honour of POTD. Tom
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Date: 3/13/2024 10:51:00 PM
Whoa, im speechless and so in awe of your strength and ability to recall such minor details and deliver it in the form of poetry, i think more than anyone this mistress seems sick, and repulsive, really to steal not just your husband but anything to do with you, shows that she was obsessed with you not your ex. Your children, my heart hurts for them too, i have closely seen domestic violence and i know the fear and trauma it leaves, and what youv been through, depicts how strong you are. Youv inspired me to write about domestic violence again, and we need to write and raise more awareness. I appreciate you sharing your story with us all. Sending you light always. A fave this is for me
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:19:00 PM
Thank you so much for your kindness I appreciate your compassion i believe you are absolutely right her obsession to my life very cruel and vicious however it is truly a blessing to have a support system. Blessings
Date: 3/13/2024 5:12:00 PM
Dear Yolanda, I loved your courage in the face of such harrowing experiences is nothing short of awe-inspiring. Your vivid portrayal of survival, resilience, and the tangled web of abuse is both heart-wrenching and empowering. Through your artistic words, I felt the weight of your struggles and the strength of your spirit. You've endured unimaginable pain and injustice, yet you've emerged with grace and determination. Your story is a testament to the power of faith, community, and inner strength. Thank you for sharing your truth so bravely. With admiration and solidarity, Blessings, Daniel
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:04:00 PM
Thank you do much for your kindness Daniel I really appreciate your support many many blessings to you.
Date: 3/13/2024 4:52:00 PM
The sad reality of domestic abuse, as well as abuse of power, A poignant write
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 3/15/2024 11:17:00 PM
Many blessings thank you so much for your kindness I appreciate it.

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