Hauntings Of A Broken Past Poem by Jill Ferrey

She looks in the mirror, wondering
Silently to herself, her thoughts all a muddle
Staring back at her are soulless, empty eyes
The sparkle of life stripped from them by your countless lies

Eyes that once danced with joy
Whenever they caught sight of you
A soul that sang of love and promise
Whenever you were near, her eyes once sapphire blue

Are now colorless pools of pain and rejection
The light once found there, has all but faded
Like a flame that when extinguished, will eventually die
This the proof that she has become to jaded

Cheated, deprived of her freedom, her youth
When she stayed by your side
And loved you for all she was worth
Yet she received in return, bruises she had to hide

Hide these she did, for she was ashamed
Bruises in your opinion, that were well deserved
A beating for each one her indiscretions
That eventually left her permanently unnerved

Though your paths have now separated
Though your lives are now lived part
The aftermath of you brutal, so called lovable treatment
Still creates a cold, fearful shiver to resound through her heart

It will never leave her, the shame, the fears
For to this day she still sheds bitter tears
For the painful past that was her life
For when she was your once supposedly loved wife

Wife, which in itself should have meant so much
From you, she should have received your loving touch
But today, she pulls back, knowing that love will never last
Thanks to the brutal reminders, the hauntings from her broken past