Betrayed, Bruised, Broken

Poetic snapshots from inside an emotionally abusive marriage. My marriage. We were married 23 years by the time the divorce was final. During the marriage, I didn't realize how far I had been beaten down. I had no hope. After I left, I started to look back and see my slow decline at the hands of my narcissistic (now-ex) husband. I wrote this partly to heal from the abuse, and in the hopes that my experiences might help another.

The last two poems are positive in nature. I couldn't end this book on such a negative note. There is hope an the last two poems show that, I hope.