She hides all of her bruises
Acts like everything is fine
Says everything is fine when she is dying inside
She’s scared to tell anyone about the black and blue bruises on her arms and thighs
The past memories
The tears she’s cried
Hiding all the hate and pain in her eyes
Afraid of getting judged
Trying and failing to forget the hurtful words
The punches she took for saying no
Once she got the courage to stand up and say no for good
To break away from the monster
She felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders
She was not terrified of people seeing her body
Trying to help and stop it
She was free