Abuse
written by: Ariti Jankie
Abuse.
Those near and dear didn’t know
the depths of her agony.
It was a blessing!
She couldn’t bear for them to see her in abject misery
They loved her too much.
Something within provided her
with fortitude.
Often she asked God to let him see only love in her eyes.
He would kill her if he knew her real feelings.
She watched the knives in the kitchen.
She procured a bottle of kerosene.
The fire raged within.
She knew then that she had to leave.
To save herself from becoming
a murderer.
Ariti Jankie is a retired journalist. She is twice a Poet of the Year winner at Destiny Poet international and seven times an author. She was born in the Caribbean now settled in America.🇺🇸
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