It feels like my heart is freezingIt’s beating in the cold windof this winter
Lungs burn
Heart pounds
He turns words into violenceBreaking through my silence
Haiku
whipped and beaten bywords so cruel they shred her soulfading she faulters
One day, Emerald, tired of tear-stained pillowsAnd her feelings always tossed from the windowsShe decided…
Lost in a labyrinth, with no escapeDamaged from words that cut and scrapeAs I…