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Couldn't Leave Open in new Window. [18+]
about a woman who couldn't leave her relationship
by Dawn Embers Author Icon
Review of Couldn't Leave  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 18+ | (4.5)
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Rhythm/Rhyme:
It flowed well from one stanza to the next.

Summary:
This poem is about a woman who stays in a marriage with an abusive husband. She sees no other way out, though thoughts of running away do cross her mind.

Critique:
This is a very vivid poem about abuse and really grabs the readers attention from the first stanza. There is no rhyme or reason to the husbands abuse, not that any reason is a good enough one, but when there is literally no excuse the understanding of it all becomes impossible. The first stanza is haunting. He loves her deeply, but cannot control his rage and takes it out on the one person he should not. It is difficult to read the helplessness in the woman who sees nowhere to go, nowhere to turn, and clings to hope that things will finally change, though they do not. A senseless act that caused emotion and physical scars until the day she took her last breath at his hands. It's an all too familiar tale in this day and age, unfortunately. Great job with this poem. It made me feel sad and cringe as I read through it. Love being used as a weapon is the most brutal of all. Write on!
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