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You Didn’t Slap Me: A Heart Touching Poem About Broken Dreams Of Domestic Abuse Victim

by Neetu Kushwah Raghav
May 27, 2019
Being abused & slapped
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You Didn’t Slap Me – is a heart-wrenching yet beautiful poem that captures the broken dreams of a newly wedded bride, who became a victim of domestic abuse

She captures the dilemma that every woman, facing domestic abuse, goes through before taking any action.

This poem depicts the courage of a woman whose face is bruised and wounded, but her soul is definitely unconquerable!

You Didn’t Slap Me

– By Neetu Kushwaha Raghav

-1-

Saturday night it is.

Near my window

I sit here

like a dry leaf!

-2-

Slowly,

leaving the last left

traces of life

in my veins!

-3-

A few hours back

we were dancing,

like the

best couple!

-4-

It was a friend’s

birthday party

But, now I sit here,

thinking – were we ever?

-5-

Did my love for you,

give you the right

to hit me?

To push me?

-6-

Did I choose you

as my world,

so that you can make my life

a living hell?

-7-

My tears have

questions to ask.

My eyes have

queries to make!

-8-

Whom did you

actually

slap?

Tell me!

-9-

The night is

cold.

And, the room is

DARK!

-10-

There’s fear of

loneliness,

crawling on the wall

staring at me.

-11-

I look at you,

thinking maybe

you’d come for the

rescue!

-12-

But, Oh you had

already slapped

My dying

expectations!

-13-

This night haunts me.

I bring my legs

close to my chest.

I feel

something is dragging me.

-14-

Then I see you there

lost in sleep.

Please, spread your arm

over the empty space

next to you!

-15-

You did

You turned

Your eyes closed

But, you felt nothing!

-16-

You slapped

again!

My strength

to hold on to us

anymore.

-17-

Once fell in love

with my voice,

Today you choked

my throat!

-18-

I feel a lump

of grief

engulfing

my scream.

-19-

You pushed me

against the wall.

The wall

that witnessed our

first KISS!

-20-

That same wall

now

is asking me

‘Did he slap you?’

-21-

I said

“No, No”

“He loves me”

“A lot!”

-22-

The curtains laughed

after hearing my lie.

They mock and said

“He slapped you!”

-23-

 I see my face

in the window.

Red, bruised

telling the real story!

-24-

It hurts

badly

But, something

inside me asks

“What hurts more?”

-25-

“This bruised face…

Or

Your

Bruised soul?”

-26-

With my falling

tears

all my dreams

leave my eyes.

-27-

My hopes

shattered

fall one by one

on the floor.

-28-

This whole room

screams.

Echoes in my ears

“He slapped you!”

-29-

But, silently

I shout.

I scream

Try to be louder than

everyone else!

-30-

“You didn’t slap ME!”

You slapped

My Hopes

Dreams

Expectations

Imaginations

Desires

Soul

Strength

Existence!

-31-

You slapped all

Yes!

You did!

Tonight!

-32-

And, I leave

my broken pieces

here next to you.

For you to think

“Whom did you actually

SLAP?”

-33-

You’re still asleep

there on our bed.

I look at you

maybe, for the last time.

-34-

As I step out

I turn to you!

You, completely unaware

still look so innocent!

-35-

Maybe I still love you

I still want you!

But, tonight

I have had enough!

-36-

I close the door.

Collect

all my broken pieces!

And, I shrug off

All of this!!

-37-

I still wish

you haven’t had

raised your hand!

And, never had

slapped

Me

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