Terror



I tried to run, I tried to hide,

But it was no mystery from the tears I cried,

I tried to forget it, but I didn't know,

All the pain I went through would surely show,

I go to sleep at night, I would dream,

I didn't know how much fear my dreams would bring,

I go to work; he would drive by,

Who would've thought he was that type of guy,

I acted like nothing happened; I acted like nothing was wrong,

That act I played didn't last very long,

I never told anyone, I never said anything,

I didn't know how much terror this nightmare would bring,

He showed me he had no respect for me,

He wouldn't stop when I fought, kicked, or screamed,

He took my joy; he put fear in my heart,

That was the day that everything started falling apart,

He tried to suck all the life out of me,

It's a never-ending nightmare in my life it seems,

I kept to myself; I never did anything to anyone,

This was just his way of having some fun,

I never thought this would happen to me,

I had always seen things like this on TV,

I hate that I have to live with this forever,

I hope the next girl doesn't have to go through this terror.
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Submitted on July 28, 2015

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Closest metre Iambic hexameter
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Stanzas 24
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Stephanie Mishon Clark

My name is Stephanie and I am 37 yrs. old & I have a loving boyfriend named Brandon. I have been writing ever since my freshman year in high school (1999). Most of these poems on here are ones that I wrote years ago. Writing is my second passion that I do when I need to pour out my feelings about love, heartbreak, family, etc. So I hope you enjoy! Deuces!! more…

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