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Sacrificing Boundaries

Not Noble

By Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Sacrificing Boundaries
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A poem, because I don't know what else to do....

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I have become a safe place

for other people's demons

An empathetic disgrace

giving into narcissistic freedoms

My boundaries know no limits

I sacrifice them, for the cause

Nothing I have, off-limits

a noble, modern day, Santa Claus

I've heard all the warnings

save space, for the darkness you employ

For when you turn on the charming

a successful tactic you enjoy

To live happily in a world

where hurt people, don't hurt people

And beauty is unfurled

causing a phenomenal, love ripple

But all I ever get

are the fangs, spitting your venom

The excuse is, you're upset

and I fall back into that rhythm

But I cannot take the hate you brew

when my breathing causes tension

I no longer have the fortitude

to live with this contention

It breaks my heart and wounds my soul

and you knew that it would

Because to leave, your damn control

means that I'm losing g-man too

I stayed because I love him

he isn't mine - you like to say

But the word "family" is a hypernym

and that will never go away

So, regardless, I'll be there for him

any time and any day

Living with a "phantom limb"

that kind of love, won't go away

heartbreak

About the Creator

Kelli Sheckler-Amsden

Telling stories my heart needs to tell <3 life is a journey, not a competition

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran2 years ago

    Oh God, this was so relatable. Loved it so much!

  • I'm so sorry that this poor little child is being used by your ex to punish you. It's not fair to either of you (or your daughters, for that matter). I do believe that this "phantom limb" aches just as much if not more than others to which we might usually refer. Vivid & evocative the image you create with this phrase.

  • Mark Graham2 years ago

    A melting pot of emotions.

  • Great poem!

  • Babs Iverson2 years ago

    Melancholy & heartbreaking!!! Left some love!!!❤️❤️💕

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