Silent deception
Confident chicanery
You smiling bastard
Hard hit to the heart
Foreign reality now
Weight of lies broke me
Forever altered
Gazillion hurt pieces
Difficult to breathe
Difficult to live
Struggling to survive in pain
Dark for a long time
Originally published 8/17/2018 on I Write Her.
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Oh wow this was deep!!!!
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Yes, a deep gut punch. But I’m here! 🙂 Thanks, Belladonna!
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Yes it is!
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Wow this is powerful, Susi
~David
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Thank you, David! 🙂
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Very deep and powerful.
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Thank you, Joyce!
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You’re welcome, Susi.
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Wow. This hits home. The damage one person can do.
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It’s devastating. Sorry you could relate, VJ.
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Thank goodness, we survive the violence and even strive, with God’s help. Beautifully stated, although painful to read.
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Painful to endure too.
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Yes, I know!
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Poignant and unfortunately a reality.
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Thank you, Eugenia.
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You’re welcome, Susi.
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Tragic and so poignant a poem…
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Thanks, Val!
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It’s really a lonely and dark place to be.
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So true. And one difficult to escape from. Thank you, Carrie.
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A hard hitting poem Susi.
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❤ Thanks, Sadje!
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You’re welcome
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