I am grateful for freedom
God has healed us in loveMy life was so sad
Stagnant, oppressive, black, devoid of light
God's pure divine love shown a path of supernatural might
Life is a gift, I see it clear now
No longer crouching under the table
I stand powerful, strong and tall
The mice in my dreams are gone; they scattered away
I stand up proud on top of the table
To hurt me with violence; you are not able
I give you no power, only bask in the light
The violent words, actions, and deeds
No longer a fright
The voice within me~was so small, scared and stuck
Stepped out of oppression and out of the muck.
I glide ever freely to that which is right
I live in the power of God in pure light
I give you no power, no attention, no rhyme
I say NO to violence of any kind
I say yes to peace, sweet peace in my life
Never going to make that mistake twice
Only cowards use coercion, blame, control and power
Just a bug on the wall, a shadow shell of a man
Who chose not his family, but his hard, hellish hand
Written for dVerse Poets Pub
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no to violence and yes to peace...yes...def. yes..and good when the mice are gone..def. continue to walk that road of peace..escaping violence is not always easy..glad you were able to
ReplyDeleteThanks Claudia. No other way now than peace. Have felt it for too long to go back to that life of sheer pain.Thanks for your supportive comments.
DeleteWhat a beautiful message. This is my favorite line: "The mice in my dreams are gone"
ReplyDeleteThanks Henna Ink
DeleteThe mice have been gone since I left my violent partner.
Hi Laura, this is very powerful It really holds together very nicely.
ReplyDeleteWow, thanks Charles. This is my least fave poem ever and others liked it a lot. Who knew??
DeleteWow.. I would love to learn about the method in this :-)
ReplyDeleteIf you read dverse poets prompt it will teach you. I found it fun but different.
DeleteVery uplifting and positive!
ReplyDeleteTransformation after Abuse. Thanks for stopping by my stoop.
Deletewow...nice...what did you cut up to get that? it is coherent and has direction...ha...i like the message in it as well....the transformation that is available with faith...smiles.
ReplyDeleteHi Brian,
DeleteI cut and pasted pieces of an earlier poem I had written about abuse. I added and deleted parts of it too. It was fun AND I really did not like how it turned out and everyone else seems to really like it. Who knew??
This was pretty strong... what was the source text(s)? Good message, once you give into abuse it's so hard to stop. Nice write. -Mike
ReplyDeleteHi Mike,
DeleteUnfortunately, I wrote this out of life experience. I was with a violent partner, so I know it real well. I teach about violence prevention now.
Clever to make it rhyme. I particularly like the lines about the mice.
ReplyDeleteThx Rosemary and Andrew
DeleteGlad you stopped by.
That's powerful stuff. Thank you for sharing. (I've had mice in my dreams too)
ReplyDeleteI know life sucks when I have mice in my dreams.Thanks for Stoopin It With Me
DeleteSo glad you are not under the table anymore.
ReplyDeleteLaurie,
DeleteThanks so much. It is good to stand tall.