Tears Of A Stream

• Olivia Fleming, Grade 10
• Poetry
• 2013

The tears are streaming down her face
Lost into an abyss without a trace
There she lies naked on the floor
Used and beaten till there is no more
She no longer shouts or screams
Because she now knows it’s not a dream
He tells her he loves her everyday
Says he'll protect her in every way
She hopes that this is true she even prays
Please god help her, take her away
And now all she does is sit and wait
For her to be shown her own fate
Waiting for him to come back
Waiting for all things to crack
Crack into a million pieces and parts
It’s too much to bear for her fragile heart
There she cries till she can cry no longer
Biding her time waiting until she gets stronger
Waiting so she can break away
Stuck in a place that she doesn't want to stay
Having bad dreams the ones called nightmares
Waiting for a spark, for that light flare
She never wants to get out of bed
Because he is the thing that she dreads
He took her hand, promised her security
But now all that’s left is impurity
When he comes there is nothing she can do
Because she doesn't have a prince charming and she doesn’t have you
But this is the last straw, the last stand
The last time she will ever be beaten by this man
On the floor, crying now, tears streaming down her face
On the floor, dying now, leaving this earth without a trace