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Not Afraid Anymore
A free verse poem
You beat me.
Choked me out.
Told me I could never
live without you.
Now I write to escape the
horror story that you
played the antagonist in.
I remember the day you
told me no one would
ever read what I pen.
I won’t let your ungodly sins
ruin how I view myself within.
Those days are over.
When you placed
that gun to my head,
you were dead to me then.
You always said you didn’t
mean to take it that far.
Sorry, I don’t believe that.
I don’t even know who you are.
The strength you tried to
smother and cover up
eventually oxidized
and revived on its own.
I just needed to be shown
and reminded of my worth.
For your sake, I hope
heaven is on earth.
Cause I’m sure if not, your
place in hell is reserved.
I won’t be concerned.
You get what
you deserve.
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Congrats on Top Story!🥳
Beautiful and raw. And I hope you do realise your worth xx
Congratulations! Good work!
Beautiful, inspiring work!
Excellent work R.P. ☺️👏 I’d missed this one. So much PHOAR! I was also about to say have you expanded on this from a prior piece at all?… there were a couple of lines that felt familiar from you.. yet maybe this is just my recognition of your exploration of certain themes. 🤔
IM HAPPY TO BE YOUR 80TH LIKE. Well done my friend!
wow excellent poem congrats!
I am back for another read of this amazing poem and to congratulate you for the Top Story! 🥳
This imagination is another level
‘Now I write to escape the horror story that you played the antagonist in.’ That’s the way. Love that for you. 🩷 Between Megan’s “Hiss” and your poem, I’m feeling so inspired this week.
RP...you just have a gift...for this kind of beauiful grit. This is art, but wiht a beating heart and haunted soul. It takes a lot of courage to write something like this. So honest, raw and ultimately positive. Well done and congrats on Top Story!
"For your sake, I hope heaven is on earth." Beautiful line. Congrats on Top Story. ❤️
Wow this poem is amazing, I love the story it tells. Congrats on a well deserved TS
Your poetry is interesting. Buy I love this guy's poetry 👇 https://www.facebook.com/100010296994439/posts/2183692751983937/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v I found it on Facebook and it was worth my time!.
I love this poem so much. It resonated within my soul, and lit that familiar burning I feel when I survived some pretty horrible stuff. You are amazing.
Well done! Keep pushing forward with your excellent work—congrats!
I love that even though this is sad it is strong and powerful and uplifting in the end. Excellent writing and well deserving of a top story!
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More than amazing, you have placed power in your words that needed to come out a huge Congratulations
OUTSTANDING! This captures the emotions of so many women who were, are, and might be squashed under the thumb of someone who feels and acts superior. BRAVO on allowing emotions to flow.
Beautiful!🥰
Wow, this is quite a poem, very deep and powerful words. I hope this is fictional. If it’s not, I’m truly sorry you had to go through it. 
Oh. My. Gosh. This is so powerful and passionate and evocative. Just so raw and well written. I really hope this isn’t autobiographical and if it is I am so so sorry.
Powerful stuff
Amazing