On this page, you will read poetry written by survivors, such as myself or friends, about about all kinds of abuse ~ domestic, sexual and child abuse. They express the loneliness and pain endured, and the shattered spirit.
To read them will give one an inside understanding into that loneliness, hurt and pain.
You will see various ribbons for campaigns against violence and abuse on some poems. There is a green ribbon for child abuse as well as blue/pink ribbon against violence on children. There is also a white ribbon for rape survivors and the purple/black ribbon for domestic abuse.
Warning: the content of my poetry may trigger for some people.
Please take care and stay safe.
Check out my new poems
"Teddy Bear, I've Been Bad Again" by Cindy Pike Dunning (about child abuse)
I just want to make clear that I am not an incest or child abuse victim ~ just a survivor of other forms of abuse. I use my experience with these to gain insight and heartfelt emotion and feeling the into the victim of child abuse and incest.
The first ten poems are ones that I have written about my own experience with domestic abuse in my former marriage.
Domestic Abuse
"Shadows of Abuse"
by Myself
"Volatile Love"
by Myself
"Why?"
by Myself
"Nightmares"
by Myself
"From Brokenness to Happiness"
by Myself
"Memories"
by Myself
"Silent Running"
by Myself
"Veiled Vows"
by Myself
"Thoughts"
by Myself
"Phone Calls"
by Myself
"The Phantom Menace"
by Myself
"The Bruised Woman"
by Myself
"Midnight Freedom"
by Myself
"Escape"
by Lynda Valkyrie
"I Feel...."
by Lynda Valkyrie
"Faded Vows"
by Elizabeth
"A Violent Affair"
by Elizabeth
A poem I wrote in memory of Rachel Miller,
on the anniversary of her death
"In Memory of Rachel"
by Myself
Warning - graphic!
This is a very eye-opening poem about what could happen
"I Got Flowers Today"
by Allen Dowdell
This is a song that holds a significance to me
"I Will Survive"
A song about the sad facts of domestic abuse
"How Come, How Long"
My new poem dealing with recovering from the scars of abuse
"Little Bird"
by Myself
Emotional Abuse
"When Words Hurt"
by Myself
"From Within"
by Myself
Rape/Sexual Abuse
"Crushed Roses"
by Myself
"Silent Heartache"
by Myself
"Shattered"
by Myself
"Nowhere to Run"
by Myself
"Learning to Forgive"
by Myself
"His Betrayal, My Shame ~ Reflections of a Dangerous Game"
by Myself
"Through Shattered Eyes"
by Myself
"Reflections of Your Betrayal (the Night I Disappeared)"
by Myself
"The Shame in His Betrayal"
by Myself
"Silent Cries"
by Myself
"When He's Not a Stranger"
by Myself
"The Hand"
by Michelle Byrd
This poem is about the dark feelings one feels in the aftermath of rape/sexual abuse.
"The Abyss of Shame"
by Myself
Child Sexual Abuse
"Someday...."
by Myself
"Tomorrow's Hope"
by Myself
"Once Upon a Time...."
by Myself
"Night Terrors"
by Myself
"The Silent Child"
by Myself
"On the Wings of Freedom"
by Myself
"End of Innocence"
by Myself
Child Abuse
"Teddy Bear, I've Been Bad Again"
by Cindy Pike Dunning
"Little Child, Meek and Mild"
by Myself
"Signs"
by Elizabeth
"Lamentation of a Child"
by Angela Knight
"Do You Know....?"
by Anonymous author
"Angel of Abuse"
by Elizabeth
Child Pornography
"Virtual Innocence"
by Myself
"Innocence Lost"
by Myself
Inspirational Words for encouragement
"Footprints in the Sand"
"Footprints II"
There are a couple of novels which I have read that deal with abuse, and domestic abuse.
"The Dark Side" by Barry Morwood
deals with the dark side of domestic abuse, about the lives of three sisters, their experiences with this dark side and the choices they make.
"Journey" by Danielle Steel
deals with the horrors of emotional abuse in a domestic situation and one
woman's recovery to flee
"The Long Road Home" by Danielle Steel
deals with the abuse of a child, and the child's recovery into adulthood
"Kiss Mommy Goodbye" by Joy Fielding
deals with the pains of domestic abuse, bitter custody battles and the search for the children taken by their father
"Dead Air" by Rochelle Krich
I have not yet read this, but Rochelle has informed me that it too deals with domestic abuse
PLEASE NOTE:
I do not claim to be an expert, nor am I a psychologist or
social worker - I am a survivor, and I know what it was
to be a victim.
