Friday Night Refuge

by Samantha - Scorpio

I asked you both to hang with me
Go bowling, just hang free
The night went good up until we got to your home
Then there in your room, I began to feel all alone
I reached into my pocket, felt something there
You both looked over, began to stare
Empty tears began to fill my eyes
I came right out, and started saying "I want to die"
You asked me what it was, what was in my hand
I held up a card to the police station, I could no longer stand
I fell to the floor, sobbing my tears
You huddled over to me, to calm my fears
I left right then, wanted to get away from this life
The night lagged on, so began my strife
The roads twisted to places unknown
Thoughts swirled around my head, I didn't want to go home
But I did and I found you there
Standing there beside the stairs
You knew something was wrong
Knew all along
I was headed down a one way street
Heading towards my own defeat
I shook violently, couldn't make myself stop
You told me to get help, to get to the cops
I screamed for mercy, to end my hell
I was at my end, that, you could tell
I started writing my goodbyes
I had wanted to die
You sang to me then
Told me to calm down and get to bed
Told me things would be better tomorrow
That something would eventually end my sorrow
You calmed me down thankfully
Promised me you wouldn't leave me
Until I was better
So I laid my head upon the pillow that was soft as a feather
Cried myself to sleep
In the morning, I could no longer weep
Things were finally better.

Reason for writing:

    Friday night, I went out with my best friend and her boyfriend out bowling. When we got to her house, I found a card in my back pocket that I got from the police station tuesday night after I reported that I had been raped. After leaving her house, I was a mess. I wrote goodbye letters to everyone, took a bottle of pills from the kitchen just so my pain would finally end. But my ex boyfriend was there and he helped me through the pain. That has become the worst night of my life.    

Birth sign: Scorpio
Date created: 2001-01-22 15:53:17
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:43:25
Poem ID: 59753

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