"Sorry" Means Nothing To Me

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This poem was inspired by an article i read about domestic violence survivors ...

I lay awake
Gasping at the mark your
hands left on my chest ,
on my neck , on my face
I thought you loved me
But if you loved me you wouldn't do this

When you took off all I had,
I thought you were going to fix
the gaps the previous one left
But you broke me more
Hit after hit I took
Thinking maybe I deserved this

I'm sorry for hurting you in some way I don't know
You could have been hurt , perhaps drunk
But that does not begin to justify you or this purple bruise

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