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Barbara Writes
Barbara Writes
Aug 14, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

I can't imagine staying together

It's hard to imagine
What life would be like
Without you in it

I can't imagine a cease fire
Or issues finally resolved
Taking center stage

I can't imagine staying together
Accepting the emotional abuse
That crippled me

But, still it's hard to imagine
What life would be like
Without you in it

I can imagine being free as a bird
To come and go as I please
Without your approval

I can imagine peace in my flesh
To be me
Without your consent

But, it's hard to imagine
What life would be like
Without you in it

I can imagine the sun piercing clouds
On a stormy day
When my tears fall as raindrops

I can imagine the stars and the moon
Lifting me up from my bed of criticism
You made for me

But, it's hard to imagine
What life would be like
Without you in it

Control and deception was your weapon
So, I can't imagine staying together
Accepting the emotional abuse that crippled me
— Barbara Writes, Aug 14, 2009

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Region, Country: United States, USA

Favorite Poets: Billy Collins, Shakespeare, , Emily Dickinson, , , Whitman, Jess Tapper

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Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 10 months ago

Barbara… I understand your

Barbara... I understand your poem...my x is undergoing surgery (another one!) even as I write this...I can't imagine life without him, we've both changed and yet neither of us has. The *emotional abuse* however, didn't cripple us, we became poets with broken wings... ~A p.s. The word is *accepting* .. or did you mean excepting? either way works.. "If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is wound up in mine, then let us work together." Aboriginal Activist Group, Queensland, 1970's
Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

16 years 10 months ago

Anna

Thanks, yes i did mean accepting. Poets with broken wings, I see poem in this title. :) ~~~~~~~~~ Be whoever you are At all times, and Remember that Because of this, people will Always Respect, and Admire you ©2008Leonard Respectfully Yours, Barbara
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 9 months ago

This poem deserves a

This poem deserves a spotlight. I think there are few women (or men for that matter) who have not felt the sting of emotional abuse from someone they loved and needed the love returned. ~A
Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

16 years 9 months ago

A

thanks for the encouraging commment ~~~~~~~~~ Be whoever you are At all times, and Remember that Because of this, people will Always Respect, and Admire you ©2008Leonard Respectfully Yours, Barbara