Beaten by the Rain

Like a man beaten

by the rain

I was badly beaten

by the words

you spoke

and the ones

that you didn’t.

Lonely, wounded,

battered, confused

used, abused -

were the only words

I knew yet couldn't spell.

I hid not only tears

but the scars.

For so long

I lived

on my own tears

And no one

could console me

For I was far

too broken.

Years of desolation,

betrayals,

failed trust,

oppression,

depression,

fear of the unknown,

uncertainty

stole away

my youth

and my strength

but as I wipe away

this tear on my cheek,

I say no more,

NO more,

No more

beaten by the rain

I have found

a shelter

and

will no more

be beaten by the rain.

©Gee Bee 12th February 2014