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Abuse

Please Turn the Page

03/03/202003/03/2020 ShelleyFreedom, Poetry, Reflecting Inward
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Down
In a ditch
As the storm waters rage

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My Heart Bleeds

12/09/201912/09/2019 ShelleyPoetry, Reflecting Inward, Uncategorized

One is too many.

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Holding Back Daylight

06/02/201827/02/2019 ShelleyCreative Writing
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It’s is so dark in here. I cannot see a thing. That shadow…that ever-repressing shadow hovers over me making sure I cannot break free. Chained to him forever. That’s what he’d like me to believe.

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Lost and Found

23/06/201720/07/2017 ShelleyCreative Writing
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Sinking deeper and deeper into the abyss I try fighting my way out to no avail.  I hear vague, urgent voices in the background.  I feel cold.  My body aches.  And then…I remember…

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Die Mure Het Ore

20/03/201721/03/2017 ShelleyFreedom, Poetry
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This post was written in partnership with Celeste from No Ordinary Woman and Chevone from Chevs Life.  A while back we used to do Thursday tandem posts and thought we’d try it out again.  Three bloggers.  One title.  For some […]

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Just. One. More. Time.

16/06/201602/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Creative Writing

Just one more time I am asking you…What were you thinking? What is wrong with you? What did I do?

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Recipe for Disaster

29/04/201602/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Creative Writing

She left him lying there in the kitchen in a crimson pool not knowing if he was dead or alive. She was not going to wait to find out.

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Possession

28/04/201602/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Creative Writing

She walked down the stairs. Quietly. He saw her though. She wasn’t quiet enough. He stood there staring at her. She looked around. There was no escape. She’d have to face him. No way no how he was letting her go.

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Silencer

21/04/201602/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Love, Poetry

“Silencer”is this week’s tandem blog offering. Domestic violence is a real thing. So many are out there living in shame and silence. Let’s be their voice in the darkness and spread awareness.

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My Open Letter To…The Bully

13/04/201606/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Shego Boost

This week on The Blog Tag we have the theme of Literature.  The prompt for this post is “My Open Letter To…”.   Dear Bully I know it’s been a while.  I thought I’d update you on my life.  And […]

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