That they can’t hurt me no longer

Blood boiled in every vain,
Like a flicker in every flame.
Tears streaming from my eyes,
Cause my life is built on lies.
Over powered by my fears,
So I kept quiet for many years.

The secrets tore me up inside.
With a twisted mind and arms tied
They took their turns,
So I buried the burns.
I thought it was my fault.
My fault for the rape, and the assault.

Those dark memories still haunt my brain,
And still I feel I'm the one to blame.
Every night I lie awake,
Wondering how much I can take.
If only someone would have listened,
To the screams and to the pleads.

Maybe I could have ended it all,
And still be able to stand tall.
But enough was enough.
Tonight I will stay tough
Maybe for once they will see
That they can’t hurt me no longer.
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Posted: Jan 2013
About this poem:
I wrote this poem after I was sexually assaulted and beaten in the United States Army by three black men in the my unit.

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