Tag: domestic abuse survivor

• [i ask myself]

  I’ve turned over every stone,counted every crack in the walls of memory—still no answer. I’ve read the words until they blurred,marked the places they lied,where I begged for truth and found silence instead. But the question stays.It hums beneath my skin,it drips through the cracks of every sleepless night: Why? Why did they choose ruin…

  amelia james poetry

  July 4, 2025

  poetry

  American author, author, domestic abuse survivor, domestic violence, domestic violence awareness, emotional abuse, healing, heartbreak, love, mental-health, narcissistic abuse, poem, poetry, spiritual abuse, spoken word, words

• [circus]

  Every time you call me crazy,I hear the sound of a gong,and there you are,the ringmaster in your circus,twisting the truth into contorted shapesand selling the lie like candy. You spin your tales,as I sit in the center,trapped in a cage of your design,with a spotlight burning me alive.You call me crazy,but what does that…

  amelia james poetry

  June 6, 2025

  poetry

  American author, author, domestic abuse survivor, domestic violence, emotional abuse, emotional abuse awareness, heartbreak, mental-health, poem, poetry, spoken word, words

• [fire]

  I set myself on fire just to be seen by you -Amelia James

  amelia james poetry

  March 26, 2025

  poetry

  American author, author, domestic abuse survivor, emotional abuse, healing, heartbreak, love, mental-health, poem, poetry, psychological abuse, spoken word, words

• [all i had]

  You wouldn’t know what a real man looks like, you said. How could I… when the only example I had was you? -Amelia James

  amelia james poetry

  January 3, 2025

  poetry

  American author, author, domestic abuse survivor, forgiveness, healing, heartbroken, love, mental-health, personal-growth, poem, poetry, relationships, spoken word, words