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This write is powerful, though your words lead up to your dragging that corpse, I see hope and new beginnings for she that suffered and endured, so I do not see the self esteem as being dead, but maybe just dormant for the moment. Very well written – Michael

wow

the poem is sublimely difficult in it’s heartrending truth but in speaking your truth to power others may also be set free….

namaste

Jane! Thanks for writing this. Your words really touched me here.. I too have been through it. He tried to destroy me. I ended up beaten up physically, mentally, and spiritually…He was jealous of me and was sadistic and cruel…I have a shoulder that is not the same -hurt for years, but just recently stopped the hurting so much-but is still not the same. This person was also a criminal and he had thugs and corrupt cops hack my computer where he could stalk me through the internet and bleed into my brain and toy with it until i finally started to break down. The cops wouldn’t help me-because they were IN ON IT!! I contemplated suicide…The world was an evil place to me…Doctors made jokes in the hall when i went for help!! calling me a “Jane!” on my prescription when i went to the pharmacy they asked if it was really me--i go over and see Jane instead of James? accident?? I would have thought so if I hadn’t heard them speaking about me in the hall….I’ve learned ALOT about the world through that experience…It can be quite horrible to become a victim…devastatingly bad! However-the good news is that i am recovering-drug free now—(it was just weed) but i am off it now..

I lived it all over again reading this. My hands shake, and I want to cry. But this is a good thing, Jane. If I remember I can help another escape. Powerful, real, painful, obscene, beautiful, empowering writing. Thank you

oh Jane . the tears are rolling in my eyes. oh , i dont know how to say how much it means to so many. you are a beautiful soul and the pain has made you a person whom can share from heart and soul .. oh dear.. you make this world a better for me .. you have found a well of strenght here in you ...

The sincerity of your words is so very real my dear. Thanks for sharing hon.
MMMMMMMMMMMWA!

You are a beautiful and strong person Jane…reborn with your soul intact..:) xxx

Jane, I just don’t know what to say….your writing is amazing…i felt every pain!!!! xoxoxoox

How incredibly narrative and cutting to the bone. How is it possible the we can do these hateful things to each other. Animals are better than us, for them it is survival. Take care my sweet.

I hear you!!! I FEEL YOU! Never ever again, my Warrior Woman….((((!))))) xxx

YOU ARE NEVER GOING BACK BECAUSE YOU HAVE FOUND THE LOVE WITHIN YOU!!! SO MUCH PAIN, COMPASSION AND SHEER BRILLIANCE IN EVERYTHING YOU WRITE JANE!! PEACE AND LOVE!!!! XO

Brave, beautiful, gifted & strong. xx

oh my lord jane, i am speechless. this is probably one of the most powerful pieces ive read on here. this write (as well as your description) gives wings.

I know.
thank you for writing this out, for my mother, for me, and the countless others who have known this non-living; this eternal death.
xoxox
brilliant.

A strong moving piece to read…thank you for writing this.

Like my last relationship…. The lies, the hurting and uncaring selfishness
If every lie was just the SMALLEST of cuts…
I would have bled to death
She was pure poison, and Teflon to boot
I pray that I never, ever hear the phrase ‘but it’s not my fault’ again.

It’s not just men that act like children trapped in adult bodies… Both sexes can be equally as messed up.

Glenn

I rarely read anything this powerful Jane, just leaps off the page as someone said above. Hope your life is on a huge upswing :), you really do inspire.

Thank you from me, from others, and hugs. love you. xoxo

Men like this our cowards and I have found that the ones that fight back they want no part of, I have seen this type of violence Jane, watched my sister live through it for years and I never understood why she stayed and took it, of course it is always to say that because I was on the outside looking in , I watched as a vibrant beatuiful woman became a shell of hopelessness and fear, scared to move and the bruises may heal but the emotinal trauma sticks with you a life time and although, she is no longer apart of that torture, I know that the nightmare for her doesn’t end. Great powerful piece Jane!!! Another fav!

Beautifully moving for all those that have suffered. Powerful and written with so much conviction and affirmation in your own self worth. Kudos to you and to all the women who finally take a stand.

powerful powerful piece, jane, and such a hugely known and all-too-minimized part of this world.

Very powerful and moving piece

I came back for another read . . . wow.

Dearest Jane, I began reading this yesterday but had little time. After getting half of the way through it, I decided to come back to it when I had time to read it fully and offer a comment worthy of it’s bravery, beauty and powerful spirit. This has truly touched me deeply. I don’t think that I’ll read anything that will touch me as deeply as this has for quite some time! Absolutely amazing in its truth, bravery and spirit in overcoming hell on earth and, creating in truly the alchemical tradition, pure gold! Thank you for writing and sharing this Jane! XO

never go back!!!
i hope someone runs him over.

Do you hear me clapping ? love you I do oxo

So true. And so courageous of you to write this. We should all take an example!

This is a remarkable declaration Jane, it speaks volumes for your inner strength, and once again reminds us all of the insidious evil that is domestic violence, or any other form of abuse against our fellow human beings. Powerful writing indeed.

I am at once heartbroken for you and at the same time applauding both your awe-inspiring courage and your matchless style in writing what had to be the most difficult poem of your life. Heartwrenchingly raw, brutally honest and an anthem to your strength. I have no words to tell you how much this has moved me, how happy I am that you had the strength to walk away, and how optimistic I am that you will be not only a survivor but a beautiful example to others who have or are experiencing this. Much love to you Jane – and thank you for your open heart and the power of this piece. xox

I love the strength in your poem and found myself cheering you on to get away. I am glad for you that you did and that you’re here now to tell the tale. Hugs.

Wow Jane, this is powerful. Great write!!

Thank you very much for shariing this with the world and with me.
I´m so glad that your going up the ladder again. After reading this, maybe my past wasn´t so bad after all! I´ll remember this bit of writing!!!

Jane….beautiful lady…I was crying by the end of the write and then when I finished the writing on the side I was really bawling. I can SO relate to this in a way I truly wish I didn’t. You have penned quite painfully so many peoples reality in life. A damn shame that mental and physical abuse are so prevalent, happening every day. Its so hard to break that vicious cycle. For so many reasons, self esteem and being made to feel like you have to put up with it because you deserve it….blah blah I heard it all. It breaks my heart for these that still are there and feeling this. God bless you for writing this and I pray someone who is still caught up in the horror and feels hopeless finds this and it reaches them and changes their life.
Love you lady for all you stand for….honesty, strength, power, and honor. xoxoxo

Your side panel words were so powerful, a message to be blasted out for all to hear and then your write – I worked for many years as an advocacy and support worker at a womens refuge. I learned so much from the women and children who have experienced this daily… abuse is in so many forms as you have said… one of the most powerful pieces of info I learnt that the abuser comes from a place of low self-esteem, they need to control and have power because they dont have it in themselves. This can be used by the abused as a way of standing tall. For they are the one with the strength, especially when they finally (if they can) walk away and rebuild their lives… sadly for many this choice is taken from them. Jane, you are an extremely corageous woman for not only leaving, moving forward with your life, but for sharing your story, for this brings light to a so often hidden crime and hopefully will/has given the strength to others in this so devastating a situation. XXX

Your words were like a tight squeeze in my gut…...powerplus write. LOL