Go he’d say
Over and over
~
So many times it was
screamed in my ear,
followed by
his heavy hand
~
Going wasn’t an option
Only if I had listened
In my gut I knew
Nothing would change
Gonna stay just the same
~
So many times
thinking it was love,
deep down
knowing it was fear
~
Gone Iβll be soon enough
Only now finding the courage
Now finding a way to escape
Endng this βloveβ charade
~
Finally I obeyed you;
taking my child,
leaving you behind
while you were
out getting drunk.
~
No longer do I
hold my breath;
now I inhale
freedom
deeply.
oh so
sweetly!
lg/22022021
*Note: I started this for https://dversepoets.com/2021/02/22/goinggoinggone-poeming/ which was supposed to to be a quadrille using 44 words in all, excluding the title. I found that I couldnβt limit my words, nor my thoughts. So here you have the end result. (On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men. ncadv.org) Yes, there is a song. πβπ»π Take care, be safe.