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Forest Fires
October 6, 2014
Your kiss is like alcohol to my lips
bitter and addicting.
Your punches are like
a million knives
stabbing at my body.
I remember laying on the ground
shaking, scared
staring at the green grass
while you spat your drunken words at me.
All i could think about
was lakes
and forest fires
I imagined i was a lake and you,
you were a forest fire
your hate
and rage surrounding me,
breaking right at the edges
it hurts
but only on the edges.
© Andrew M., Apple Valley, MN
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This poem is not written from personal experiences, it is written to show what women go through on a day to day basis in abusive relationships. I hope this poem makes people aware of domestic violence.