What You Have Done

This poem was written by a survivor of domestic violence who is employed at one of the companies we work with here at the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence:

What You Have Done

Composed by ABH © 3.15.2009

Broken

Bleeding profusely

These wounds, gaping wide

Painting her pale skin

So your eyes

Can see

What you have done

To this little girl

With blond locks

Hanging in her face

Soaking up the tears

As the fears

Of the past

Force her into a world

With nowhere to hide

Crippled

Mangled arms

And fractured legs

From the hands of false love

Open your eyes

So you can see

What you have done

To this teenage girl

With blond locks

That masks the rejection

You instilled

In her mind

In her heart

Forcing her into a world

With nowhere to hide

Stolen

Is her identity

As she wears a name

That only she knows

Is not real

Only because of

What you have done

To this young woman

With dark curls

Hanging in her eyes

Hiding the pain

From deep within

As the fears

Of the present

And future

Force her into a world

With nowhere to hide