HER SECOND CHANCE
Bondage broken
Shackles loose
Words spoken
Of her abuse
No longer battered
Broken or bruised
What seemed to matter
Kept her confused
No longer accused
Of cheating on you
No longer the object
Of trivial pursuits
No more phone calls
Terrorist’s threats
No more guns
Held to her head
Nightmares gone
Of being dead
Anxiety is done
P.T.S.D. too
Self worth won
visions
with no you
Boundaries set
Power regained
No more regrets
Her spirit retained
Her heart is cracked
Yet in repair
Memoirs stacked
Of how she got there
Like books….
stacked
Upon the shelf
Your bags are packed
She loves herself
Herself she loves
Her second chance
From God above
No longer stalked
Ms Antoinette,
She now knows
God’s not done yet
By Antoinette Denise Johnson
**Author's Notes**
Although this piece is not in
the book, it was inspired by
the cover, and it's contents.
A.D.J.
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This is a well written poem, showing the despair, pain, misery then healing from abuse. You have a voice that needs to be heard. Thanks for a look into your past and future happiness.
ReplyDeleteThis more or less is about me and everyone else i have come in contact with at some time or the other as i walk the earth i could feel each word as i said it .Well Done,Thank You
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