Her Fears
He put a ring on her finger
Like he would always love her
Filled her heart with promises
Assurances that he was hers
He put a lie in her dreams
Filled her with a loss of self-esteem
Feeling like she’d been betrayed
Never sure that she was safe
He put a hand to her face
Left a bruise that was blue and purple
Colors to challenge her prayers
When had she become so weak?
He put his roses in her hand
Saying he was sorry once again
How could she judge who he was?
He was always so remorseful
He left her without even a note
To tell her that he’d found another
Someone less aware of his episodes
That brought more pain that intimacy
He was gone and she finally began to see
With him, she had lost all her sweet dreams
She’d been wrong to allow it to go on
And now she could smile without fear…
Fear of who she was, who she’d become,
Fear of his hand that was so fast to hurt
Fear of the love that had held her there
Fear of all that he had changed into with her
Fear of the moment when she’d said yes…
I do accept the abuse that I’ve conceded to.
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