How do you stop reliving a moment, <br />that happened ten years ago. <br />Scars you've hid for so long, <br />now they're starting to show. <br /> <br />How do you stop the burning inside, <br />hide bruises that won't go away <br />If you know the nightmare will return, <br />at the end of every day. <br /> <br />How do you stop from falling asleep, <br />just 'cause you're afraid of the dark. <br />When you still hear his horrid voice, <br />with the loud pounding of your heart. <br /> <br />How do you stop feeling his touch, <br />and erase his trace off your skin. <br />Can you rid the trail of his fingers, <br />using your body for his sin. <br /> <br />How do you stop screaming at night, <br />hear him tapping on your window sill. <br />But just like many years ago, <br />nobody can hear you're crying still. <br /> <br />How do you stop the memory, <br />if for so long it's followed you. <br />Smelling, at times, his drunken breath, <br />even your mind tells you it's true. <br /> <br />How do you stop crying and bleeding, <br />same blood and tears from years before. <br />When you feel his rugged, cold hands, <br />still pinning you against the floor. <br /> <br />How do you stop all the pain, <br />the same pain you felt back then. <br />If in your mind you're being raped, <br />over and over again.<br /><br />Summer Sandercox<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/how-do-you-stop-hurting/
