Brutal Winds

A poem about verbal abuse in a relationship.

These brutal winds have wounded me in places
that I cannot see, raining havoc in my soul
with scars that still remain.
All the while I ponder how that I may keep
my solemn vow, when brutal words from
loveless lips would all my wounds disdain.
And fear which made my courage weak and
snared the words I dared to speak so that I
sit here silently - time and time again.
Rehearsing all I wished I'd said,
regretfully I seek my bed and hope that in a
night of sleep, that I may soothe my pain.
I pray to God on the new day to take my
fragile heart away and give me one that will
not break from wind or wound or rain.
And though He left me not alone, He would
not change my heart to stone - of brutal
words and wounds and pain, I found His heart
to be the same.

Author's Note

This was a painful time for me, but still I'd appreciate any feedback. This was over 14 years ago.

Reviews

[Trevor Jay Bloodworth]

I like this poems honesty. Sounds like you were true to yourself when you wrote this. It was exactly what you were feeling. I definitely feel like that was conveyed. I liked the lines "All the while I ponder how that I may keep/my solemn vow, when brutal words from/loveless lips would all my wounds disdain." Very deep.