Domestic Violence Poetry

On this page you can find a selection of Domestic Violence Poetry and Prose either by Survivors of domestic abuse on their experiences or on their feelings. There are also poems of joy having found freedom again, on being able to appreciate the warm sun and the blue sky, but also poetry by children who witnessed domestic violence growing up.

Further down the page you will find Open Letters and Other Prose: from survivors to their former abusers, about the experiences of abuse and about the effects of being an abuse victim.

Have you got a story to tell? A poem to share or feelings you have put to paper?

Please do send it to us! Simply write it down in whatever format suits you best and send it by email to contact@hiddenhurt.co.uk (this is not a live link to avoid excessive spam). We look forward to hearing from you!

Please also note that unless otherwise specified, any poem, story or other writing for publication on Hidden Hurt may also be reproduced in Kindle e-book format or hard copy at some stage. Unless you specifically specify otherwise, copyright will be assumed by Hidden Hurt.

Domestic Violence Poems 1 - including:

Learned Helplessness
He comes, seeking veni vidi vici
Stopping the War
A Lie
The Seed
Standing Tall
Please don't put me in this box ...
Silence
If I cry alone
Epitaph to a Marriage
We open our hearts so freely
Hope
Who?
I can say No
False Affirmations
We hide in Silence
Lessons from a walk in the dark
UNBROKEN VOWS
Like a bird
2 o'clock
No Happy Ending
Deadly Storm
What a Lad!
A Childhood Lost
At the top of the stairs
I can't

Rape of the Soul - opens as a PDF file!

NEW!

You can now also download some of the poems submitted to Hidden Hurt to your Kindle! Read the thoughts and feelings of other victims and survivors and give your little bit to help support Hidden Hurt.

In The UK: Hidden Hurt Survivor Poetry I (Hidden Hurt Series)

In the US: Hidden Hurt Survivor Poetry I (Hidden Hurt Series)

The Survivor's Psalm

Domestic Violence Poems 2 - including

Because I can
Someone listen to me please
Broken
Wedding Night
God Told Me To Punish You
Life
No More - An Ode to Richard
Thank You
The Hands that made the Weapon
Night and day
Scarlet
Who would have thought?
Look closer and you will see
Courageous Woman
Just look at me now!
My Boy Wants To Stab Me
A Journey I Walk
The monster you never seen
Like You
Someone
You see me every day

Have you got a story to tell? A poem to share or feelings you have put to paper?
Please do send it to us! Simply write it down in whatever format suits you best and send it by email to contact@hiddenhurt.co.uk (this is not a live link to avoid excessive spam). We look forward to hearing from you!

Please also note that unless otherwise specified, any poem, story or other writing for publication on Hidden Hurt may also be reproduced in Kindle e-book format or hard copy at some stage.

Domestic Violence Poems 3 - including

Hurt No More
The Circus
For my unborn son
Through the eyes of my abuser
C*nt is not my name
Stay With Me
Distant
Become His Dream Girl
Fool
Why I Spoke Out
To My Husband - Love Hurts
Poison
Remember That Day
Raw Poem
Again
Here Again
A Beautiful Ghost
Confessions of a lonely child
"Beyond the Gas Light" By Taylor Catesby

Open Letters from Surivors of Domestic Violence

Dear You - An Open Letter to her Abuser from a Survivor who managed to leave her abusive relationship and looks back at all the emotional abuse and lies.

Breaking Abuse Cycle - Thinking back over her life, one abuse victim considers what is needed to for breaking abuse cycles in dysfunctional abusive families. These are her thoughts and experiences.

Letter to the Past - A letter to the past written by the grown up woman to her mother who chose to stay in an abusive relationship, showing what could have been avoided had the mother chosen to leave the abusive relationship when the children were still young.

What is Normal? - "What is normal? My daughter eats smash, gravy, and cabbage for breakfast. Is that weird? No, she does it all the time, we've become used to it, and it's part of our routine. If you live long enough with the abnormal, it becomes normal."

Open Letter to her Abuser - A surivor of domestic abuse describes how her experiences have completely changed her perspective of the world, a world which once seemed safe.

Recovering from Marital Rape: a Personal Journey - "It was three years since I had last been assaulted, I had gone over and over everything, knew all the facts and stats and jargon. I thought I had worked through it and largely 'got over it', and yet this experience made me realise that in actual fact I had not really healed at all, was nowhere near 'over it'."

What is Freedom? - Written by an abuse survivor, after 6 months of Freedom from her abuser and the abusive relationship, she celebrates and appreciates the freedoms she can now enjoy.

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In This Section:

Domestic Violence Poetry
Rape of the Soul (PDF)
Domestic Violence Poems 1
Domestic Violence Poems 2
Domestic Violence Poems 3
Survivors' Psalm

Open Letters
Dear You
Letter to the Past
Open Letter to her Abuser
Marital Rape Recovery
Breaking Abuse Cycle
What is Normal?
What is Freedom?

NEW! You can now also download some of the poems submitted to Hidden Hurt to your Kindle!

Domestic Violence Stories

Recommended Reading:

Maya Angelou - best known for "I know why the Caged Bird Sings" is a wonderful woman and an inspiration. Her books and poems are like sweet melodies that flow through your head. She writes words of wisdom and truth and gives hope, encouragement and strength to all women everywhere. If you need to fill up your spiritual and emotional well, read this book:

To order in the US: And Still I Rise

To order in the UK: And Still I Rise

Life after getting out of an abusive relationship often continues to be a struggle, and It's My Life Now offers guidance to overcoming common pitfalls, blending worksheets with insights on self exploration and ongoing growth. From handling feels of loss and guilt to overcoming feelings associated with having loved an abuser, this book continues to offer invaluable lessons and be a real source of help and strength:

To order in the US: It's My Life Now: Starting Over After an Abusive Relationship or Domestic Violence, 2nd Edition

To order in the UK: It's My Life Now