The Abuse must end

tears flow

flow from broken hearts

watching 

as their loved ones light 

diminishes

at the hands of abusers 

speak out they proclaim 

LEAVE, they state with vigour

without knowing the toxic breath 

that whispers its love 

keeping you centered and still 

till the next hand he lays 

still she stays 

gathering her strength 

bidding her time 

for moments he shows his weakness

or her strength overcomes her fear

and her will to be free 

overshadows the poison 

spewed by the one who claims 

to love her 

all while he abuses her 

and under the same breath blames her 

for the misfortune that befalls her 

a nightmare engulfs 

the fairy-tale he promised her 

the day she told him yes 

to his advances