Just Another Story Of Nightmares
Nothing but voices challenge entry

What is this mess in the hallway?
Why is the floor soaking wet?
I vomited and you cleaned it up?
You're the worst housekeeper I've ever met.
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Give me that bottle of Jack!
I'm sick of you acting like this!
You're nothing! You're useless! Get out of my way!
Why don't you just go clean up my piss?
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You're looking a little bit skinny...
I don't like it. What's up with that?
You're always looking for attention.
You'd look better if you weren't fat.
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Friends? Why would you even want them?
They'll leave you. They always do.
I'm the only one who will stay...
No one else loves you, it's true.
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A license? Why would you need one?
You'll go where I want. When I please.
You don't have a car, not even a bike.
Do you think I would give you my keys?
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You don't need to go to the doctor...
The bone is just fractured, not broke.
And I didn't leave marks. I just held you tight.
You don't know the definition of choke.
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Why don't you want me to touch you?
Your body... it belongs to me!
Stop fighting! Just do what I say!
Three minutes and you can be free.
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You're gonna stop letting me slide?
You're done? I can't treat you this way?
You're being dramatic. I've done nothing wrong.
I apologized just yesterday...
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You twist every word that I say,
Youβre cruel and you say I'm to blame.
Iβm just the victim, donβt you see?
Youβre the one causing me shame.
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Iβve given you more than enough,
But youβre selfish, you never give back.
Iβm the one holding this together,
Youβre the reason weβre always off track.
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What more could you possibly want?
You're sensitive. You're just picking fights.
Why can't you drop it? It's in the past.
I don't care that it happened last night.
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Why are you yelling? Calm down!
Why do you treat me this way?
You're abusive and crazy. I can't take it no more!
You're so lucky that I even stay!
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Yes, I did have sex with her.
It's because you were being mean...
What do you mean, 'she's just a kid'?
She doesn't act like she's only thirteen...
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Those scars on your arms are disgusting.
I don't know why you're acting depressed...
It's not really very attractive.
You're just a pathetic mess.
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Go on, tell your family about it.
It makes you look stupid, not me.
They didn't want you, they threw you away.
And you were too blind to see.
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No one will love you like I do.
You need me. You can't do this alone.
Don't be dumb. Shut your mouth.
I fucking told you hang up that phone.
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No one will even believe you.
Remember, "His heart is pure gold"?
That's what they told you and that's all they see.
Now stop fighting, the shits getting old.
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I cheat and I twist and I lie.
But it's your fault, these things that I do...
I used you every time I got you to stay.
Patterns? You know that's not true.
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So donβt pretend youβll ever leave,
Youβre mine, and thatβs the end.
The world will never take your side,
Iβll be your only friend.
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Sara Wilson
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Comments (6)
This is devastatingly powerful. The repetition of the red flags and the escalating voices captures the psychological exhaustion of abuse with painful clarity.
πThe "sloth in the sofa" is a great characterization for that man, and it is so upsetting to see him blame the housekeeper while sheβs trying her best. The irony of him being "sick" of her behavior after literally getting sick on the floor makes it impossible to feel sympathy for him. The lines about her weight gave me whiplash. That contrast proves he is the problem, not her. It was brilliant how you used juxtaposition to warp her reality, framing himself as her only support when he is actually the most dangerous person in her life.
Ouch. Sorry you went through this. β€οΈβπ©Ή
That was really powerful and raw, Sara. I was trying to follow the bolded words. Was there a subtle message in there?
Just reading this made me feel so trapped πππ Sadly, so many are still in this situation
Wow, this is brutal. Feels painful and real. The formatting as pieces of dialogue makes the whole poem read like the echo of a shout, which I think really works for the themes of abuse. Because after that stuff is said, it doesnβt just disappear. It lingers in the heart.