Echoes of Hurt: Reflections on Pain and Healing

How Could You?

How could you speak to me that way,

With words that cut, and actions sway?

I stand here wounded, heart in pain,

Seeking answers, but all in vain.

How could you strike, with hand so fierce,

Leaving scars, my soul to pierce?

In disbelief, I ask the skies,

Why hurt me so, with no goodbyes?

How could you move my safe retreat,

My bed, where dreams and solace meet?

You took my sanctuary, now unsure,

Where trust and comfort once secure.

How dare you not be kind to me,

Leaving me lost in uncertainty?

I yearn for warmth, a gentle touch,

Yet feel your coldness, oh so much.

How could you take from what is mine,

My toys, my clothes, my books divine?

Each item held a piece of me,

Now scattered, lost in misery.

How could you raise your voice so high,

Shattering peace with your outcry?

The echoes haunt, the silence breaks,

Leaving behind heartache's ache.

How could you throw toys at me,

Symbols of joy, now cruelty?

Each toss a blow, a painful sting,

To wounds that ache with every fling.

How could you empty my drawer bare,

Taking my treasures, without a care?

They were my world, my cherished things,

Now gone, like broken wings.

How dare you refuse a hug's embrace,

Leaving me in this empty space?

I long for arms that hold me tight,

Yet you withhold, out of sight.

How dare you deny me play and fun,

Restricting joy under the sun?

Your toys untouched, forbidden land,

A childhood lost, grains of sand.

How dare you skip meals without thought,

Leaving hunger's knot tightly wrought?

I crave your care, a meal shared,

Yet hunger's silence is all I've bared.

How dare you wander sleep's embrace,

Leaving me in the night's cold chase?

I yearn for rest, a peaceful mind,

Yet sleep eludes, left behind.

How could you hush me with a word,

"Shh," a silence that's unheard?

I speak my pain, my heart's lament,

Yet silenced by your discontent.

How could you, with actions bold,

Turn my world, once bright and gold,

Into shadows, doubts, and fears,

Leaving trails of unshed tears?

Oh, how could you, in all your might,

Shatter dreams that once took flight?

I seek the answers, yearn to know,

Why you hurt me, why you go.

But through the pain, I still hold on,

To hope and love, though now withdrawn.

For in my heart, a flicker stays,

A light that guides through darker days.

For love endures, despite the storm,

And heals the wounds, both soft and warm.

So though you hurt, and tears may fall,

I rise above, and stand tall.

In forgiveness, I find my way,

To peace and strength, come what may.

For though you hurt me, deep and sore,

I choose to heal, and hurt no more.