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Reliving the Moment

His eyes were wild with angry 
He roughly shoved her out of the vehicle 
I froze, terrified 
Her life was in danger 
Or was it my life in danger 
Our lives where in danger
She was begging for mercy

Once the love of her life, 
Now a merciless monster.
Once the beloved father to her child,
Now a furious stranger
We didnt deserve that.
From the roadside l fought with her
I couldn't lose again
Strength failing, panic taking over 
I froze, terrified

I couldn't save myself
She can't save herself 
We can't save ourselves 
The buildings just towered over
Why not fall on us and bring an end to this?
The ground stood its ground, 
Why not open and swallow us up?
Even the birds turned a blind eye 
With no help in sight..

It all came crashing down 
Seems like a terrible dream now
The flashbacks have rested their case
The bruises are gone,
The scars have faded, 
Memories erased.
Seasons and years have done it,
That which couldn't be done quicker.

The shadow of fear is not recognisable any more.
The harsh tone in the voice 
Doesn't move me anymore.
The threatening look on his face 
Doesn't scare me anymore

My eyes dont shine with tears at this anymore.
The fire of anger in them is enough to tell him,
I am a different person.
Strong but not masculine.
I square my shoulders and hold my head high.
I look him straight in the eye 
Without any sense of apology.

I am the heroine, 
The lioness he crafted 
And will never be able to touch again
This bold character in the once feeble me,
Scares the day lights out of him.

My hands maybe shaky
But my knees won't give in.
Armed to the core, 
The degrading words bounce off
Some shatter and fall, 
There is no route to my being for such

I got my power back,
No one is going take it away from me.  
Time to shortchange myself 
Is what l don't have
I will not relive the moment 
All shame is wiped away
Beauty for ashes

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