Faces

H- Humiliation

O-Opression

M-Manipulation

E- Emanicipation

In relation

to this topic,

I've paid thousands to a therapist to

top it, and

DROP IT.

A single mother,

once a tortured wife,

I hid my pain deep within

and chose to sacrifice.

To build a house that would keep us safe,

safety an illusion,

the mortgage was a waste.

A TASTE

of what could be but the dark cloud of my childhood

followed me,

hallowed me,

SWALLOWED ME!

Keeping me under a dirty thumb,

beating me until I acted right or,

my brain and bones were numb.

HOME

four walls where I had no voice,

when you're young and vulnerable

HOME is never your CHOICE.

Grown,

three beautiful souls raised who,

THANK GOD, didn't understand

the force of my father's or

my husband's hand.

Running from the monsters,

hiding from the shame,

they never knew what we were running from,

but they loved me still the same.

I have not a smell nostalgic,

or a holiday to reminisce,

but if I must describe my home,

it's in the faces of my kids.