I Was There Poem by Jasmine Williams

I was there.
Head towards the wind
Standing on the ledge
Between passivity and revenge
Words hid in silence
To numb the crushing violence
On mind, body, and spirit
The words singe like embers
Mind cracked like burning timbers
Against all desire to not remember,
I remember.

I was there.
Suffocating in that dark place
Trapped in the middle
Of the devils embrace
Clinging on to lies and fear
Holding on to hurt for years
Heart bled from shards of bitterness
That left my soul to tear
Severed in the aftermath was trust
Damaged in the afterglow was love
The yearn for truth disappeared.

I was there.
Standing on a pier.
Waters waged beneath me
The reflective edge a mirror.
The man strike against me
A man I greatly feared.
His presence I abhorred
His hate I ignored.
His lies I consumed
To sooth emotional wounds

I was there.
That day Began to spur a change
The night I left the room.
I held my head in shame.
My mind went black to cloak the pain
Heart ripped open, I felt the pang.
A Wretched soul drowned in blame.
If only I could forget that affair
Secrets ripped open exposed bare
Lost in the darkness was faith
After the heart break came hate.
The will to fight disappeared.
I was there.