Silent Cries
- Hannah L
- Mar 16
- 3 min read
Behind closed doors, where shadows fall
A silent cry, a desperate call
Bruises hidden, tears unsees
In the heart of home, a violent scene
Words like weapons, fists like chains
A cycle of torment, endless pains
Promises broken, love turned to fear
In the silence, no one to hear
She hides the scars, wears a mask
Surviving each day, a daunting task
Dreams shattered, hope turned to dust
In a world where love should be trust
But in the darkness, a spark ignites
A will to fight, reclaim my rights
For every tear, a strength is born
In the heart of night, a new dawn
If you or anyone you know are experiencing domestic violence, please reach out to the national domestic violence hotline for safety, advice, and support
If you or anyone you know are experiencing suicidal thoughts or emotions that are too tough for you to work through on your own, please reach out to the crisis text line for support. You matter!
Domestic violence victims are suffering in silence. Society judges us/them because the abuser has done such a wonderful job at isolating their victim so that society, friends, and family think the victim is lying. The victim is often the one with the record, and punished by the law due to reactive abuse. The victim then suffers a lifetime of struggles; Trying to get a job, trying to have healthy and meaningful relationships, housing struggles, lifelong mental health struggles and more. While the abuser, whether a partner, parent, caregiver, friend or other family member, lives a life of ease and peace. Something must be done about this. The law wants to punish the, "Physical Abuse," or, "Reactive Abuse," because, "Physical violence is never the answer." Yet, sometimes it is necessary for out protection. In fact, it is often necessary. The law and authorities need psychology training, to understand that the emotional abuse leading up to our reactive abuse is what should be punished. The abuser needs consequences. We need to punish emotional abuse as we would physical abuse, as the emotional abuse is much more damaging to a person's health and safety. Stop the abusers, protect the victims. GET WITH THE PROGRAM PEOPLE!!!
Just take a look at the Gabby Petito case. There's video of them being pulled over as a driver from another vehicle called the police after witnessing her boyfriend repeatedly slap her. Once pulled over, the boyfriend was able to easily manipulate the officer into thinking that Gabby was the problem. He convinced the officer that Gabby was just emotional and that nothing happened. Gabby was drilled, questioned and left feeling unprotected by authorities. Likely wouldn't have called out of fear that she would be the one arrested. In those photos, you'll see Gabby in the back of the police car crying and being drilled with questions. While her boyfriend was free of any of the drilling. Gabby was later found dead. After many, many months of investigation, it was found that Gabby's boyfriend had murdered her. See what I'm saying here? There's still such a dynamic of men being more respected than women and having all the power. Gabby could've been saved that night if the officer had some training or separated the two. Gabby could still be alive today.
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