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Denise
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0 posted 1999-09-28 12:27 PM


So filled with joy for dreams come true
This day awaited all life through
A wedding ring, that kiss, a vow...
But promised love went wrong somehow.

The perfect mate she strove to be
Yet never good enough was she
And though she yearned a peaceful life
The only thing she found was strife.

Such tyranny she'd never known
Why did she reap what she'd not sown;
Down through the years all hope had died;
Sheer terror killed the love inside.

Beneath a reign of senseless rage
She found her soul trapped in a cage
Of fear, disgust and cursed that day
And wished it all would fade away.

"A nightmare, only, let this be
May I awake to find I'm free"
Yet fade, she knew, it never would;
She'd turn back time, oh, if she could...

Turn back time's hands to that one day
Take back her hand and run away
If she but knew what was to be
From by his side she'd surely flee.


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Denise

© Copyright 1999 Denise - All Rights Reserved
MsLola
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1 posted 1999-09-28 12:42 PM


Well written...left me thinking.

Lisa

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Either I will find a way or make one.

Julie
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2 posted 1999-09-28 12:45 PM


Really enjoyed this Denise...sorry to admit but I can relate.

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Julie
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Thou who has given so much to me,
give one thing more: a grateful heart.
>George Herbert




Isis
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3 posted 1999-09-28 02:25 AM


You've just dropped another pearl in the ocean my friend..:..

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A hero is a man who does what he can.
~Isis~
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Dark Angel
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4 posted 1999-09-28 02:40 AM


Although sad, I did enjoy the read, well written

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What comes from the heart goes to the heart.
Samuel Coleridge



Lucie
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5 posted 1999-09-28 10:53 AM


What a great poem.. you captured the true emotion and feeling of many women. That my friend is the key to great poetry! composing something that pulls emotion from many.
Pepper
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6 posted 1999-09-28 11:22 AM


this piece touched me also Denise, in a personal way....you said it so well....

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May your days be filled with lots of sunshine and your nights lit up by golden moonbeams

hoot_owl_rn
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7 posted 1999-09-28 11:25 AM


Denise...I can relate to this one, only I did flee
Toerag
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8 posted 1999-09-28 11:30 AM


Great poem! (you're obviously referring to all the girls I've known before?)....This is one of the best I've read yet.....(remember this is a compliment from Toerag, and you know what little that's really worth).....but, in my opinion...this is superb!
Iloveit
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9 posted 1999-09-28 11:33 AM


wow, readin this was like looking into a mirror...when i read the title, I didn't expect this, but the more I read the more it pulled me in, very well done ...hugs
Paul Allen Lupien
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10 posted 1999-09-28 12:44 PM


Nicely constructed,perfect meter,clearly painted vignettes of once-upon-a-time possibilities...

PAL

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suthern
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11 posted 1999-09-28 12:51 PM


Excellent!!!!
Denise
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12 posted 1999-09-28 07:10 PM


Thank you all for reading and commenting. I decided to see if I could still touch those feelings from so long ago. I usually try not to think about those years. But this about sums up my life for 14 years. I escaped too, Hoot. Finally! The best thing I ever did for my kids and myself! Thanks again all for reading!

Toerag - A person with the heart of a poet, in my opinion, like yourself, could hardly be the type of person that I was married to!

H. Arlequin
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13 posted 1999-09-29 12:12 PM


HA applauds!
Marilyn
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14 posted 1999-09-29 12:21 PM


The Tragedy in this is too many of us relate to your words. As you well know from my work. To escape is the goal and I am pleased that you as well as hoot and I did. Existing is all we do in a situation like that. I too was fooled by the title. Well written.

[This message has been edited by Marilyn (edited 09-29-1999).]

Denise
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15 posted 1999-09-29 12:36 PM


HA and Marilyn, I thank you for your kind words. Before I lived this terrible life I didn't know that people like that existed. I guess I was quite naieve. This problem is truly a tragedy for everyone involved. And believe me,for the record, nobody wants to live like this, regardless of what the 'wannabe' therapists (and I use that term loosely) say on T.V. People who say that we 'asked for it' or secretly love being treated so horribly are only adding to the injury. Fear is probably the most powerful emotion there is and can be quite paralyzing. Well that's my 2 cents worth on something that has always bothered me regarding this subject. (sorry for going on so long.)

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Denise

[This message has been edited by dsnyder (edited 09-29-1999).]

Tara Simms
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16 posted 1999-09-29 02:05 AM


Excellent writing, d. I like how you showed in the first stanza that it started out the way many marriages do. Some people just don't realize how women get trapped into abusive relationships. I love the reference to the cage!

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It matters not how strait the gate;
How charged with punishments the scroll;
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
--W.E. Henley
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Denise
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17 posted 1999-09-29 07:39 PM


Thank you, Tara. A cage, yes, that's exactly what it felt like. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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Denise

ThUnDeRkYsS
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18 posted 1999-09-29 09:37 PM


D... that was beautiful. So sad, but so beautiful at the same time. Ironic? no. That is love sometimes
passing shadows
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19 posted 2004-05-30 04:00 AM


incredible!
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