Rain

I lie awake in my bed.

Rain pounding the roof.

Thunder shaking the foundation.

Lightning revealing all the faults and insecurities.

 

The ceiling looms above me.

Tears stream down my face.

Through blurry eyes, I see him.

A face looming above me.

 

The face is smiling his usual cruel smile.

The bed sheets are rolled back exposing me.

He slowly undresses me.

Undresses me until I have nothing on.

 

Things are done to me.

Things that scare me even in the daytime.

I am hit repeatedly to make me quiet.

I stop my quiet sobs.

 

I succumb to him.

I cannot fight him.

My body goes limp as he touches me.

After an hour, he leaves

 

There is no one to help.

I am left in my bed.

Covered in wetness.

Tears, blood and secretion.

 

I lie awake.

Cold. Unmoving. Unfeeling.

Horrors go through my head.

A nightmare that will never leave.

 

I finally roll the bed sheets back over me.

I'm encased in stickiness.

There's no point in fighting.

Tomorrow night it will be the same.

 

I close my eyes in my bed.

Rain pounding the roof.

Thunder shaking the foundation.

Lightning revealing all the faults and insecurities.

Reviews

[Nath]

Wow, this one is absolutely amazing!
The vivid description of the horrible events and the ugliness of the scene, perfectly framed by the almost identic first and last stanza that express the unchangability of these and the complete and utter defeat of the sufferer.
Especially the last three lines of mentioned stanza are plainly ingenious. Awesome work!

[Urosh D. Stojanovic]

Rain can make me feel sad, happy, misguided... it really is an amazing sight. This poem is also amazing, it's descriptive, it's pure... keep at the good work, I love this one.

[Legolas]

Thanks.

[Weeping Willow]

cool, your great at poems

[Legolas]

Thanks.

[Destructive Impulse]

Holy s**t! Please tell me this isnt based on true events.

[Legolas]

Thanks...I guess.

[Destructive Impulse]

So is it?

[Destructive Impulse]

I really hope its not

[Legolas]

Umm...

[Destructive Impulse]

Oh s**t. Im so sorry. I had no idea.

[Miss. Mayhem]

Wow this is so powerful, I wish you the best of luck :)

[Legolas]

Thanks.

[Miss. Mayhem]

You're welcome :)

[Tomislav Petricevic]

The punctuation you use really manages to bring up the tense atmosphere of this. Dark images are painted perfectly by your words.
An outstanding job, man!

[Legolas]

Thank you very much.

[Owlgirl]

This is intense, very well done, it's amazing how the honesty within it and raw emotions flow so easily off the page. I love it! Into the library it goes!

[Legolas]

Thank you so much!

[Owlgirl]

Your welcome, it truly is excellent!

[Legolas]

Thanks!

[Cole Hayley]

beautiful bro, a great piece. I love the ending, "revealing all the faults and insecurities", the closing by return is perfect here

[Relic]

I didn't expect it to evolve into that kind of ending. Very well written.

[Alm]

I have that sinking feeling I always feel. Some part of me wants to scream at her for not fighting back, but at the same time, I just want to reach out and hug her and empathize with her.

"Things are done to me.
Things that scare me even in the daytime."

Those are my favorite lines, it just goes to show how terrified she is. Many things scare me, but nothing scares me in the day (except dogs, but I'm trying to be serious here).

The repetition of the first stanza just sinks my heart even further to know that it's just going to happen all over again.

-Alm