Capt.Swan

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Capt.Swan
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Single mother of 4. Two time widow. Abuse/domestic violence survivor. Raised by Narcissistic parent. Sharing my story through poetry to spread hope and inspiration to those who need it.

  April 2023     1 year ago

Submitted Poems 2 total

Battered and Broken

So you think it's a joke
This decade of fear
That only got worse
Year after year

I'd open my eyes
And hate every new day
All that walking on eggshells
Caused so much pain

Your hands on my throat
My feet off the floor
Cuts, scrapes and...

by Amber Doop-Brody

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Tonight

Another sleepless night
Filled with anxious dread
Hyper-vigilant, mind is reeling
You can't take back
All you've said.

I wish on shooting stars
And I pray to God above
To take away the panic and fear
Created by a man I loved.

Turning on...

by Amber Doop-Brody

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