October is Domestic Violence Awareness month so I am going to share with you all the first poem I ever wrote. I am just letting everyone know there is a Trigger Warning on this piece.
A perfect couple
A boy and a girl
Yet so much is hidden
Behind two giant smiles
No one’s concerned
Nor do they pose any questions
Everyone thinks they’re happy
They all think he is perfect
That may be true
In public that is
But behind the door
Of a place as safe as home
A monster comes loose
He screams
She cries
His fist makes contact
With her pretty eyes
Once he’s passed out
She sits in fear
Wonders what to do next
As she silently relives the previous events
She locks the door
Grabs a blade
Gently runs it across
Her freshly bruised skin
The crimson red
Making a pool in the sink
She washes her wound
Cleans up her pain
As the sun rises
She prepares for another day
Long sleeves, Band-Aids, Pants, and Shoes
Also the makeup
To cover the bruise
She walks out the door
She puts on a smile
Ready to start another day
Of being the perfect couple
-CH
