Kindred Spirits
I may stumble,
or falter,
But I will never fall again
because of a man.
I have withstood—
words spoke in anger,
infidelities,
lies,
being left while pregnant,
a lit cigarette put out on my face,
the threats of death if I should ever break free,
silence,
and all the rest of the fallout,
which I will carry the rest of my life.
I am strong—
not only because I feel I have to be,
but because I choose to be.
Does my past bother you?
It haunts me.
Stalking me and
Pouncing
When I least expect it.
Do you feel the same?
That there can never be peace?
That it will always find you?
Maybe we are more alike than you know.
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