I wrote a poem!

Kagemori

this has nothing to do with weight loss or anything of the sort, but I wrote this today, literally, the second I got off work. It came to me while I was thinking shortly before time for me to clock out. Please let me know what you think.
And just so everyone knows this poem is the truth. Nothing in it is made up. This comes from growing up in an abusive home and watching the effect it has on those I love, and myself.

-What if I got with a man like you?-


What if I got with a man like you?
A man that hit me.
A man that hurt me.
Degraded me.
Humiliated me.
Told me I was nothing, would always be nothing.
Told me I was worthless.

Always said I was fat, ugly, that no one would love me.
That I was lucky to have him.
What if he was just like you?

What if he ran around and cheated on me?
What if he thought that was okay?
What if he thought I cheated on him and hit me?
What if he called me a *kitten*?
A slut?
Said I deserved everything I got?

What if I got a man that controlled my life with an iron fist?
That instead of protecting me he possessed me?
My life was his. I was his. He owned me. I belonged to him.
I was his property.

What if my man told me where I could go?
Who I could see?
What I could say?
What I could wear?

Would you agree with him?
What he says? How he thinks?

What if my man did drugs? Smoked pot and dope?
Drank?
Let all manners of questionable people run through the house as if they owned it.
Stole from me.
Made my life a living nightmare.
Made me bleed.
Made me cry.
Made me want to die.

Would you defend me?
Would you protect me?
Would you finally open your eyes and see that its not okay?
Would you see the truth about your life?
How you really are?

When you see me standing behind my man.
When you see me bleeding, broken, and crying.
When you see your life reflected back at you through me.

Your baby girl.
Your little sister.
Tell me, Daddy, what would you do if I got with a man like you?
Tell me, Big brother, what would you do if I got with a man like you?

Would you care?
Would you care at all?
Please, please tell me.

What would you do?
If I was with a man like you...

(Also I feel I should say my father NEVER hit me personally. And I know my dad loves me. Sadly I can not say the same for my brother, and I do often question whether or not he actually cares, or if he's just faking it.)

whierd

I have been waiting for months to use this image.

Dang it, I just read the poem and realized I was a jerk for using that image. I'm sorry. :frown:

SoViLicious

I have been waiting for months to use this image.

Oh

MyChocolateDiet

Ooooooooooh.....I don't even know what.

simplyciera

Good for you writing what's in your heart.
If it means something to you, then it's awesome to me!

SlinkyAndHerAmazingBunsOfSteel

I'd wait till he was sleeping, then set him on fire

MyChocolateDiet

I'd wait till he was sleeping, then set him on fire

Too much. But I like your stick figures. So haylarious.

MyChocolateDiet

Good for you writing what's in your heart.
If it means something to you, then it's awesome to me!

What if revenge means something to ME though? Is THAT awesome to you?

cmriverside

uh.....:flowerforyou:


:ohwell:

MyChocolateDiet

Confucius say....thread derail in 3.....2.....1...

simplyciera

Good for you writing what's in your heart.
If it means something to you, then it's awesome to me!

What if revenge means something to ME though? Is THAT awesome to you?

Haha sure. Unless your revenge plots were stupid. Then I'd just think you were dumb and plan out something that would actually work!

Kagemori

I have been waiting for months to use this image.

Dang it, I just read the poem and realized I was a jerk for using that image. I'm sorry. :frown:

I didn't even see your image, what was it?