2024 Gypsy's Free Verse
Viewing comments for Chapter 89 "Love Should Not Hurt".
10 total reviews
Comment from Rachelle Allen
Excruciatingly well-done, Gypsy. People like you who give of themselves to help women out of these situations are the angels who walk among us. Thank you for such an extraordinary level of compassion and understanding that you can bestow. I am sure you have saved many a life from prolonged torture. xoxox
reply by the author on 27-Sep-2024
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Excruciatingly well-done, Gypsy. People like you who give of themselves to help women out of these situations are the angels who walk among us. Thank you for such an extraordinary level of compassion and understanding that you can bestow. I am sure you have saved many a life from prolonged torture. xoxox
Comment Written 27-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 27-Sep-2024
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Thank you very much, Rachelle. May you have a wonderful weekend ☺️
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Right back atcha, Gypsy! xoxo
Comment from Cindy Decker 3
Gypsy,
Your poem is so sad, but many battered men and women feel this way. I may have told you before, my mom worked an abuse hotline for a number of years, and she knew the vicious cycle abuse victims go through. It's a relief that your protagonist finally let go. Many battered people, as you know, do not.
Nice social commentary poem, Gypsy!
Best wishes,
Cindy
reply by the author on 26-Sep-2024
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Gypsy,
Your poem is so sad, but many battered men and women feel this way. I may have told you before, my mom worked an abuse hotline for a number of years, and she knew the vicious cycle abuse victims go through. It's a relief that your protagonist finally let go. Many battered people, as you know, do not.
Nice social commentary poem, Gypsy!
Best wishes,
Cindy
Comment Written 26-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 26-Sep-2024
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Thank you very much, Cindy. I worked as an advocate of rape and/or battered women for 3 years. It's good work but hard.
Gypsy 😊
Comment from karenina
This is the truth for the abused woman...
I too have worked with battered women and seen the pain so deep in their souls they were numb to it.
Your words are sharp as razor blades.
So many seem to judge the abused for staying!
Their (our) worth is sapped from us systematically until pain becomes our mirror of self-worth.
I shattered that mirror years ago.
The scars remain.
Thank you, THANK YOU, for bringing this to the forefront!
For anyone living with this right now?
There is a way out.
I am living proof.
Blessings!
Karenina
reply by the author on 26-Sep-2024
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This is the truth for the abused woman...
I too have worked with battered women and seen the pain so deep in their souls they were numb to it.
Your words are sharp as razor blades.
So many seem to judge the abused for staying!
Their (our) worth is sapped from us systematically until pain becomes our mirror of self-worth.
I shattered that mirror years ago.
The scars remain.
Thank you, THANK YOU, for bringing this to the forefront!
For anyone living with this right now?
There is a way out.
I am living proof.
Blessings!
Karenina
Comment Written 25-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 26-Sep-2024
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It's fictional but inspired in my own life experiences. Out of 4 husband's (yes, too many...it took me a long time to learn the lesson) 2 were abusive, mentally and physically. Thank you very much for your exceptional six stars review and empathy.
Hugs! ❤️
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We're sisters in this experience...and we are more than survivors. We're warriors!
Love,
Karenina
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Always, always...
One needs only to live through this once to be scarred. More than that and we become jaded or compassionate....
Comment from shelley kaye
love that second pic - totally cool looking...
this was a great battered woman poem about learning to "let go and let god" and move on...
good descriptive phrases
and smooth flow throughtout
thank you for sharing
shelley :)
reply by the author on 26-Sep-2024
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love that second pic - totally cool looking...
this was a great battered woman poem about learning to "let go and let god" and move on...
good descriptive phrases
and smooth flow throughtout
thank you for sharing
shelley :)
Comment Written 25-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 26-Sep-2024
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Thank you very much, Shelley
Gypsy 😊
Comment from Esther Brown
Thanks Gypsy for writing that. I have lived inside that glass house of abuse where everyone could see it except me. The courage to leave comes on suddenly, with no warning. Bless you for your compassion. I am still struggling with left over doubt of my worth as a human being. Esther
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2024
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Thanks Gypsy for writing that. I have lived inside that glass house of abuse where everyone could see it except me. The courage to leave comes on suddenly, with no warning. Bless you for your compassion. I am still struggling with left over doubt of my worth as a human being. Esther
Comment Written 25-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2024
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Oh, Esther, but you are precious child of God withy of ❤️ love. But I do understand how you feel. It's harder for women. So many of us have low self-esteem and self-love. I'm glad that is not your present situation. You are a survivor.
Thank you very much, Esther.
Gypsy 😊
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Gypsy I just made a fun contest Who is Who. Bet most of us can guess who wrote what! I would love to see you enter just for fun.
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It does sound like fun. I don't have fanstory dollars but I may in the near future. Thank you 😊
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Painfully, I don't have dollars either. Can't even enter my own contest. Frown. Also, there are so many poets here, good ones. I struggle with poetry, words come but never rhyme. Next week. Better get to reviewing and earn some dollars for myself....
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I don't like writing rhymed poems, it's not my forte. I prefer free verse and Japanese poetry that never rhymes.
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I have a blind contest Who is Who. I bet I can guess your writing style....just for fun.
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I don't participate on prompts, only free contest to win 100 dollars. I used to participate in prompts but the best entry hardly ever wins.
Thank you 😊
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
This is so tragic and, inevitably, your experience of working with these victims triggers you to write this stirring free verse. Abuse of any kind is despicable but, thank goodness, we're learning more and more about the less visible abuse of coercion. What also continues to shock is the amount of misogyny still prevalent today, especially deep-rooted in our institutions. Thanks for bringing this to our attention in this dramatically effective post. Take care Debbie
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2024
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This is so tragic and, inevitably, your experience of working with these victims triggers you to write this stirring free verse. Abuse of any kind is despicable but, thank goodness, we're learning more and more about the less visible abuse of coercion. What also continues to shock is the amount of misogyny still prevalent today, especially deep-rooted in our institutions. Thanks for bringing this to our attention in this dramatically effective post. Take care Debbie
Comment Written 25-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2024
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Thank you very much, Debbie
Gypsy 😊
Comment from Mike Stevens
Another fine poem, Gypsy....this one I truly don't have any room for reasons, as far as I'm concerned you just never hit a woman, period. I think it's a cowardly man who justifies such behavior
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2024
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Another fine poem, Gypsy....this one I truly don't have any room for reasons, as far as I'm concerned you just never hit a woman, period. I think it's a cowardly man who justifies such behavior
Comment Written 25-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2024
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Thank you very much, Mike
Gypsy 😊
Comment from lyenochka
Oh what a heartache! It's easy to wonder why abused women stay with their abusers. But your poem is compassionate and understanding. I still would want them to love themselves enough to get away and get help.
bruces, broken bones, and grief (bruises)
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2024
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Oh what a heartache! It's easy to wonder why abused women stay with their abusers. But your poem is compassionate and understanding. I still would want them to love themselves enough to get away and get help.
bruces, broken bones, and grief (bruises)
Comment Written 25-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2024
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Thank you very much, big sister
Marival ❤️ 😊
Comment from royowen
Oh yes, God certainly knows how much love hurts, it was love that caused Him to create Adam, it was down hill with that relationship, and then Jesus came to repair.the damage, and we know how much pain He suffered, and He's plugged the hole we made. Beautifully written, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2024
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Oh yes, God certainly knows how much love hurts, it was love that caused Him to create Adam, it was down hill with that relationship, and then Jesus came to repair.the damage, and we know how much pain He suffered, and He's plugged the hole we made. Beautifully written, blessings Roy
Comment Written 25-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2024
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Thank you very much, Roy
Gypsy 😊
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Well done
Comment from barbara.wilkey
This poem reminded me of an Elvis Prestly song, "Return to Sender'. Yes, love should never hurt. If it does, then I don't believe it's true unconditional love. Thank you for sharing this beautiful poem and presentation with us.
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2024
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This poem reminded me of an Elvis Prestly song, "Return to Sender'. Yes, love should never hurt. If it does, then I don't believe it's true unconditional love. Thank you for sharing this beautiful poem and presentation with us.
Comment Written 25-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2024
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Thank you very much, Barbara
Gypsy 😊