If You Want The Rainbow, You Must First Go Through The Rain Poem by Melissa Franks

Somewhere over the rainbow.....


As she wipes her tears from her blackened eyes,
She gazed towards the stars wondering why,
Her heart felt so broken through her chest,
Everday she was great but today wasnt her best,
He hit her again leaving only bruises this time,
She wondered if wanting to die was a crime,
With her popular hospital visits late at night,
She never got used to this and desperately wanted to fight,
He controlled her life and he controlled her thoughts,
Such a shame at this point her love could be bought,
All her friends voices silenced with disappointment in the air,
Most the time her lifeless spirit made her feel she wasnt there,
Her feelings were numbed and cold in shame,
To where only a lifeless fake smile would remain,
She waited at home ready to fight back tonight,
But that night he was no where in sight,
As her eyes closed heavy and she fell into sleep,
Suddenly she woke to everything she wished to see,
The lights all around filled her with joy,
And then she finally got to see her little boy,
She knew she was going to be happy till the end of her days,
Because that man took her life away..

by - melissa ann franks
I wrote this to help awareness on abuse. I hope that you take this poem to heart and help silence the hatered. and hurt.