A poem about: I was in a nine year marriage, he was younger and I knew it was a problem. He was a narcissist. He mirrored my values and acted like we shared the same values to get in my heart. A year later he started physically, mentally, and emotionally abusing me. He degraded me. He choked me twice. Knocked things out of my hands when I walked. He raped me. Threatened to kill me and my family. Abused our dog. Stonewalled me. He just up and left one day no warning. He had it planned. He never worked a day in our marriage until the last 3 years. It was almost like he planned it. When he got his life together he left. We were separated for 16 months. In that separation he kept reeling me back in so I would stay available to him. He acted like he wanted me, like he cared and loved me. At the end, he had moved to another county and I went there with him. He kicked me out 3 times in a week and ruined my birthday. I left and filed for a divorce and it is final. We do not even speak now. We would if I was not strong enough to let him go. Now I am the villain in his story.

I was in a nine year marriage, he was younger and I knew it was a problem. He was a narcissist. He mirrored my values and acted like we shared the same values to get in my heart. A year later he started physically, mentally, and emotionally abusing me. He degraded me. He choked me twice. Knocked things out of my hands when I walked. He raped me. Threatened to kill me and my family. Abused our dog. Stonewalled me. He just up and left one day no warning. He had it planned. He never worked a day in our marriage until the last 3 years. It was almost like he planned it. When he got his life together he left. We were separated for 16 months. In that separation he kept reeling me back in so I would stay available to him. He acted like he wanted me, like he cared and loved me. At the end, he had moved to another county and I went there with him. He kicked me out 3 times in a week and ruined my birthday. I left and filed for a divorce and it is final. We do not even speak now. We would if I was not strong enough to let him go. Now I am the villain in his story.

In the garden of years, nine rings took flight,
Where youth's false promise shone too bright,
He mirrored dreams with practiced art,
To claim a space within my heart.

A year passed slow, a shadow cast,
Kind words gave way to a tempest's blast.
In whispered threats and choking grips,
The promise faded from his lips.

He knocked the light from all I held,
In silent tears, no truths dispelled.
Our home, a stage for darkened play,
Where love was cast in disarray.

The dog whimpered beneath his ire,
While night concealed his cruel desire.
He rose on plans I could not see,
And left, a ghost, to wander free.

Yet in our parting came his pull,
A tethered heart by silence dulled.
Moments feigned with crafted care,
To keep me tethered, unaware.

I found the strength to break the thread,
To cast aside the words unsaid.
And with a pen, the ending penned,
The villain now, where truth should bend.

From shadows' reign, my heart takes wing,
In quiet strength, new songs I sing.
No longer bound by painted lies,
I rise anew 'neath open skies.

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In the garden of years, nine rings took flight, Where youth's false promise shone too bright, He mirrored dreams with practiced art, To claim a space within my heart. A year passed slow, a shadow cast, Kind words gave way to a tempest's blast. In whispered threats and choking grips, The promise faded from his lips. He knocked the light from all I held, In silent tears, no truths dispelled. Our home, a stage for darkened play, Where love was cast in disarray. The dog whimpered beneath his ire, While night concealed his cruel desire. He rose on plans I could not see, And left, a ghost, to wander free. Yet in our parting came his pull, A tethered heart by silence dulled. Moments feigned with crafted care, To keep me tethered, unaware. I found the strength to break the thread, To cast aside the words unsaid. And with a pen, the ending penned, The villain now, where truth should bend. From shadows' reign, my heart takes wing, In quiet strength, new songs I sing. No longer bound by painted lies, I rise anew 'neath open skies.