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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

http://carryontuesdayprompt.blogspot.com/ prompt "An eye for an eye..."

To Jim, My Abuser


An eye for an eye?
You robbed me of my youth
then murdered my soul,
leaving a void
I cannot fill.
I searched for pieces of me
to resurrect,
but the who I am 
is not
the who I would have been.
An eye for an eye?
A soul for a soul?
I could never do to you
what you did 
to me.

6 comments:

  1. Very strong.

    By the way, I love the intro poem in the top banner.

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  2. Thank you for joining Poets United. We look forward to visiting your blog and reading poetry. We also look forward to seeing you in our community.

    Ink runs from the corners of my mouth
    There is no happiness like mine.
    I have been eating poetry.
    ~Mark Strand

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  3. Powerful and full of raw emotion!

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  4. I'm speechless ... such a heart wrenching poem.

    'at fifty-four I need a door

    to open while I’m sane' I loved this :o)

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  5. Thanks guys. It's good to write about it now and then.

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