Imprisoned Poem by Charlie Murphy

Dedicated to all the abused black women out there all over the world. Keep ya heads up for real.

I'm staring at the white cinderblock walls in a cell of a person I no longer know.
I'm Imprisoned by his love for life
I know he'll never let me go
I can't escape from the bars of hatred
That's within his ice cold heart
These chains were meant to last forever
But I gotta get away
I gotta break out of his prison before it tears me
Apart
This is the wrong way to love
He shows his love for me through his clenched fists
He makes me shudder when he hugs me
And I tremble when we kiss
I try to hide black eyes from the world
Although my pride is ripped completely away
Another abused black woman wondering
How to make it through the day.