Best Domestic Abuse Poems

Under layers of pain wrapped in the hurt, 
Under betrayal hidden from sight,
Pinned to her heart that’s broken and black, 
Pinned to a feeling of spite,

She walks and stumbles and falls to the ground, 
Naked she’s dazed, she’s stunned,
But her body no longer feels anything,...

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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...

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the children are crying
again there's trouble in the house
their mother's in the corner all bloodied
and cowering like a mouse
the father, the husband
who calls himself the king
seems to only dispense verbal abuse
and violent beatings
the police have been called 
but she won't have him arrested
she thinks her...

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I am not a door mat to walk over every day,
I am not an object you can use and put away.
I am not some one just to benefit your self,
I am not a bank machine to help you with your wealth.
You say you love me...

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I was the man of the house, the house all alone, 
Alone in the hills of the crippled gum trees.
It was a hundred years old, an original, no heating nor cooling, 
Cooked in summer and in winter we’d freeze.
My 6 foot step son, built like...

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You put your fist into my side,
And your hand over my face,
I can no longer hide,
Not being able to breath or taste,
Your eyes raged in terror,
I don’t know what to do
You don’t seem to be here,
You've turned me into such a fool
Why would you hurt...

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They say are you a man or mouse

feel that I have no say in my house,

I feel so alone I'm just a recluse 

How long can I take this abuse,

It started with words and nagging 

Then I heard her, to her friend bragging,

those words then...

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I know its hard to imagine now
But some day you’ll be the key and not the lock
The exception not the rule
Some day you’ll be a source of strength to others
Even though today you feel so weak
You’ll be a voice amongst the starlight
And they will listen...

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Murdered me with your love 
Murdered me with your lies 
I could see the rage when I looked into your eyes

You told me that you loved me 
but I just wanted to leave. 
"Why can't you just be happy" you ask 
While pushing me to...

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There’s no tears left to cry,

All you did was cheat and lie,

Left me broken at the door,

My heart left ripped and tour,

You thought you broke me,

And i just couldn’t see,

How badly you beat me,

and how you abused my body,

Although time helps and heals,

I now no...

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My weaknesses kill me as they are amplified
With painful memories I want to hide
I endured your wrong doing that never did rightl
By me while I stayed faithful by your side
Accused of things you did and lied
About everything and selfishly tried
Taking what you could of anything...

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Abused.
Mistreated and used,
Thrown to your knees,
After being misused.

Plead.
Make yourself bleed,
Just numb the pain,
Wait for her to succeed.

Lies.
Your dignity dies,
Lying in wait,
As you say your goodbyes.

Quake.
Don't let yourself wake,
At the end of this all,
Your life she will take.

Too late.
You had your first date,
Now she runs the...

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I suffered in silence 
But could never hide the pain
From the marks on my face
To walking home in the rain

Everyday I tried to be perfect 
But it did me no good
Everything I did was wrong 
Which I misunderstood 

The cuts and bruises healed
But inside they...

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If I didn't smile so much
Invisible I would have stayed
Instead, he chose me to be
A pawn in the game he played
 
If I wasn't as strong as I was
Then I wouldn't have been all alone
If my skin was more sensitive
Then the bruises would have shown

If...

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A drag of another cigarette the nicotine courses through my veins, 
It's not dope but it'll have to do, it's true the effects are not the same, 
It distinctively lacks the same power, same danger, the elation of the adrenaline and euphoria, 
Instead, I'm left...

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