“Tumeliamque Maledicti” by Female 31
Abuse is cunning, it creeps up on you.
Abuse is like an unscrupulous reek, it remains.
Abuse is cold and callous, it cloaks you.
Abouse for me began when I was little.
Abuse for me is veiled threats.
Abuse for me is repugnant remarks.
Abuse for me is coarse comments.
Abuse for me is scratches and shiners.
Abuse for me is jerked joints.
Abuse for is dire dislocations.
Abuse for me is broken bones.
Abuse for me is poisonous PTSD.
Abuse for me is abysmal arthritis.
Abuse for me is a demonic presence stalking all the time, it’s the fear that never leaves.
Abuse is degrading
Inhumane
Immoral
Merciless
Unforgiving
Abuse removes a person’s soul
Rots a person’s character.
Abuse destroys childhoods
Decimates families.
Abuse was graded as a domestic
Paid no heed by the police.
Abuse is still acceptable in pockets of society
It continues to rocket in many countries.
Abuse is destructive
Needs eradicated.
ABUSE IS CLOSER TO HOME THAN YOU THINK
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