I stood up for you when my parents said you were no good. I snuck out of the house just to spend time with you. I encouraged and believed in you when others said you would fail. You asked me if I love you I said “Yes”, you told me I was the only one for you, your boo, your bae, your sexy young thang. You asked me to prove my love time and time again until I finally gave in and gave you me Everything.
You said you would be there for me that nothing, no one will tear us apart. The first time you hit me I said it was my fault; you had a bad day and my nagging made things worse. You choked me because I talked back, you punched me because I didn’t call back, you dragged me by my hair out the mall because I was hanging with my friends. I hid the bruises you gave me; I quit cheerleading, tennis, and SGA just so you could have me all to yourself. All in All I loved you, I said it was me to blame I wanted to be the perfect girlfriend never to make you mad again.
You told me how hard you have it, your dad was never around, your mom can’t stand to look at you because all she see’s is your dead beat dad. I held you when you cried to me and told me that I’m the one. You told me that things would get better that you would never lay a hand on me again. Though your words were true I never imagined the baseball bat, the kick to the ribs and the gun in my face.
I never imagined or knew what true love was until I saw the people crowd this place, the tears the flowers, and comfort towards my parents, my sisters and my brothers. I never knew what true love was because I guess I really never loved me. True love was standing in from of me; they were my family and my friends. I can’t tell them how I feel now; I will never be able to feel what love feels like because I’m lying here dead. In rage you said you loved me that no one will ever love me the way you do, I guess you were right. Now both of our lives are over, though it is too late I finally comprehend what true love it and now I know that true love doesn’t have to hurt.
Note From Lady B:
Ladies don’t think this can’t happen to you.
- 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner in a single year.
- One in 10 high school students has been purposefully hit, slapped or physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend.
- Girls and young women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence—almost triple the national average.
You can find this and more by follow this link: http://www.loveisrespect.org/
Love is not supposed to hurt, love is respect for your boundaries and your body. That first hit, or slaps will more than likely lead to a kick or a punch because he says it won’t happen again does not guarantee it won’t. If you, a friend, or a peer is experiencing domestic violence PLEASE GET HELP! YOUR ARE SPECIAL!!!!!
For More Information on Teen dating Abuse Visit the National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
