ABUSER

Michelle Ritchie 1981 (Aberdeen)



I AM A LITTLE GIRL, AGED 42.. EMOTIONS MISUNDERSTOOD.. IN A WHIRL INSIDE I WAS DEAD ABUSER OF MY HUSBAND WHO SUFFERED SILENTLY AND ALONE IN HIS HEAD I AM ASHAMED I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NAMED CALLED OUT FOR WHAT i DID INSTEAD I HID DENIED LIED SHUT MY EYES THE VIOLENCE CONTINUING TO RISE BUT THEN LYING IN MY CELL LOOKING AT THE ROOF FINALLY I WAS NOW IN HELL ARRESTED. CHARGED. THERE WAS PROOF MEN COULD SUFFER DOMESTIC ABUSE TOO THE VIOLENCE CAME FROM ME TO YOU FRIDAY NIGHT PUT IN A RIOT VAN CAPTURED ON 8 CAMERAS BANG TO RIGHT ARRESTED FOR ABUSING A MAN IT WAS THEN I REALISED HOW DISGRACEFULLY I'D BEHAVED IT WAS THEN I KNEW I HAD TO TAKE CONTROL OF MY ACTIONS AND RAGE MY CHANGES WERE PERMANENT, MY RELATIONSHIP SAVED I HAD BEGAN A NEW CHAPTER AND TURNED A PAGE

About this poem

I have written this poem from personal experience. I am ashamed to say.. However I think it is important to highlight the issue of domestic abuse suffered by men and encourage men to seek help.

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Written on October 06, 2023

Submitted by ritchiechelle on October 23, 2023

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