Break the Silence
Break the silence, come out of your shell
Don’t hide your fears and pain, when the world out there is waiting on you to tell
How he abused and beat you purple and blue
In-laws finding a reason to always blame you
How you looked on when your children endured the pain
How he used your teenage daughters for his sexual gain
You turned a blind eye to his affair upon affair
Unemployed and three children to take care
Too scared to leave him, where would you go?
The silence you keep inside of you will forever grow
Pain is not like dreams that come and go
If you don’t break the silence, no one will know
The scar on your left cheek, when he threw you with a glass
The forehead with a porcelain vase
For the sake of your children you had to be strong
Always taking the blame when he is in the wrong
You have a thousand reasons to run away
Yet you don’t have the courage and prefer to stay
Too scared of not making ends meet?
Afraid you’ll end up in a shelter or begging on the street?
Thoughts of killing him runs through your head
Suffocating him while he lays drunk on the bed
Or dousing him with petrol and setting him alight
When he is about to pick up another brutal fight
Slitting his throat with a razor sharp knife
Begging for your mercy to save his life
All these thoughts running through your head
But you still prefer to stay instead
Then again, you have a house but not a loving home
Loneliness and sadness overtakes you when you are all alone
Will you stay or will you go?
A decision only you will know
Will you endure the suffering ‘til he breathes his last breath?
Finding solace only when you lay down his wreath?
Or do you leave this life behind?
To a bright new future you will find
So break the silence, come out of your shell
Help is a call away, just waiting on you to tell
Written by: Farah Diba Pastor
Copyright © Farah Diba Pastor | Year Posted 2021
Post Comments
Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.
Please
Login
to post a comment