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True life sacrifice

Greatest lesson I learned in life was from my sister and best friend. She taught me to laugh, hope, and ultimate sacrifice of life. She told me she would wait to leave her abuser so I wasn’t stuck trapped alone with mine. This poem details the sacrifice she made that led to her death. She wanted me escape the abuse I was receiving. She knew I was being starved beaten and she was too. She had a chance to leave her abuse. I told her to run. She said “no for once she wanted me to have a pain free life”.I remember crying to her not too stay. She stayed knowing she might die. She made me make promise to help other women escape if she dies. To be the voice she had. She never had. Also to escape and do whatever it takes to have unconditional love. Sadly she lost her life to her abuser 3 weeks later.

By TigerlittlePublished 6 years ago 3 min read

How do I wake up knowing you will never shead a tear for me

Only drops of rainbow sun drop on me

They fill my body with warmth you can never fill up again

Anything to take the pain from my body knowing you gave your soul for me

A soul for a soul some would say fairytales are a myth

I wake and breath one every day because you gave me one

How I would give up everything to erase it all

I scream give me her back to not feel pain

Just empty walls echo back at me

The tears fall from cheeks onto my sun warmed feet

It burns my feet

The bird chirping goes silent

How can this be real

When someone gives their life to free you

Every girl wants fairy tale written about her now I want to erase this one written freshly for me

I feel a angle whisper no write one for each victim

I set you free too to free yourself and all the children you can help

The voiceless women you can scream at the top of the rooftops for them

They have a voice they can be set free

Set them on their way instead earning their wings

Angel who earned her wings guide these men, women, and children to freedom

No the angle whispers that’s for you to do woman! I gave you the strength, hope and love to share with everyone

When I gave my life even at the darkest moment when my lover attacked me to the point of no return

There was a point hope in the no return

You would be the earth angel your free of from your chains

Now go help others be able to break free

Most importantly I gave my life for you to live free to feel unconditional love and spread it with the world

I open my eyes tear soaked face

How do I say thank you to my sister for helping me escape the monster who wouldn’t let me go chained me to the wall

Maybe thank you is sending love to all

Feel the angel fill you up

Frozen in pain how can I start the day

Close your eyes feel me guide you the angle speaks to me

How when everything is as heavy as a night sky since you are gone

Here is to a new fairy tale new page written with your only finger prints on my heart I cry

I throw the pen

Don’t be gone erase this fairy tale I scream!

Make her come back make this fairy tale just a bad dream I’ll wake up

No my angel screams then you wouldn’t be free

Ultimate sacrifice of love was my life

I couldn’t be free you can

Wake up see I set you free

The note book next to my bed has been turned to a new page

How no wind? How can this be a new start no sudden crashing pain or change?

Maybe instead of holding me you are my angel

Say you are healed say you won’t leave me

A voice speaks I won’t leave you if you write the next page

Tears drip as I write the most bittersweet first page

Day after day, page after page beauty enters my life

Never before has riches filled my life as much

Still a emptiness never fades

Breath let me guide you my angel speaks

I can guide you to spread the love I could’t get and be the voice I never got

Be the strength you gave to me and couldn’t posses yourself I reply

Yes listen please this was ultimate wish the angel speaks

Show women they can be stronger

I can angel

As long as you are my guiding light I will write as many fairytales for girls all over

Will this delight you I ask?

Not fully there is one fairytale that needs the most love the one I gave my life for yours

How can you write others fairytales if yours is blank?

Promise tio fill it’s pages with love and delight

Yes I say as long as your my guiding light

I guess this is how I say thank you for giving your life for my mine

This is how I can share my riches and make sure no one has to earn there wings

Until I wake no more

inspirational

About the Creator

Tigerlittle

I have been writing my whole life but very shy. After years of being afraid to share it with the world. My sister inspired me to start sharing it.

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