I've Been...
Elo'quence - Ruthie Jackson 1974 (New York)
I’ve been blessed, I've been blessed.
But yes through all the heartaches
Through all the stress the support & advice,
I didn’t take, nevertheless through the late nights
Them, being my awake nights. Crying and praying
For the strength to walk away
I’ve been through some things.
I’ve been beat on, spit on.Pushed against walls.
Eyes blackened and circled with rings.
I’ve been stomped on floors, nose bleeds
body ached and sore, Felt like I was living a bad dream.
Floor full of neighbors, but no one knocked on my door. But! Was quick to ask me what happen,
knowing their noisy asses
About this poem
Experiencing and surviving Domestic Violence!
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Written on October 03, 2023
Submitted by ruthmae528 on November 02, 2023
Modified by ruthmae528 on November 03, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBBCDBBBBEFB |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 599 |
Words | 113 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 13 |
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