Domestic Silence
If you are in an abusive relationship, please try to walk away and live. You deserve a chance to thrive; to find joy and happiness. Remember that no one deserves to be abused. Please take care and stay safe.
Domestic silence
By Michelle Morris
02/11/2022
Domestic silence
Silences all of us
It stifles tears and
Strangles hearts
Domestic violence
Pushes boundaries
Brutality inflicted
For ego and power
It allows bruises
And broken bones
It allows shame
To have a home
It encourages indignities
To its victims
It perpetuates inequities
In relationships
It makes men
Into beasts
It makes women
Feel uneasy
No living being
Should suffer abuse
No one deserves
Trauma as a path
No one should fear
Loved ones' wrath
No one should live
In constant anguish
Don't let the silence
Kill your soul
Because the silence
Is evil's cloak
Speak up now
Before it's too late
Walk out the door
Instead of a body bag
Domestic silence
Is a global scourge
It kills our souls
And kills our world
© Michelle Morris, 2022
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