emotional abuse
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A song begging her not to go once sounded like devotion; later, it reveals how easily being needed can masquerade as being loved.
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He knew he needed to change, and that knowledge became the very thing that kept hope alive long after recognition stopped meaning action.
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The wall keeps the mark even when memory tries to minimize it: something sharp crossed the room, and someone was standing there.
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He always missed, but survival eventually stops treating bad aim as mercy and names the violence for what it was.
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A body learns to brace for impact even without touch when rage is close enough to feel on the skin.
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A poem about learning that even simple questions could become conflict.
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A poem about leaving one dangerous place only to mistake another for safety.
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A poem about apologizing yourself smaller until your own voice finally returned.
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A poem about the messages that became stepping stones out of a damaging relationship.
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A poem about leaving more than once and continuing to choose survival.
