She Helped Me Survive

Four walls breathing down my neck,

He owned my thoughts, my every step.

A cage disguised as love and care,

I lost myself somewhere in there.

He spoke in venom, soft and low,

Said I was worthless — I started to know.

I carved my silence into skin,

Just to feel something again.

I swore I’d fade, disappear,

But she found me drowning in my fear.

Now I’m wrapped in her arms, hearing ghosts go quiet,

Her heartbeat drowns the violence in my mind.

She’s the light in my dark, the calm in alarms,

I found peace…

Peace in her arms.

I moved in shaking, haunted eyes,

She didn’t flinch, didn’t ask why.

Lit a candle for my pain,

Said, “You’re safe here, let it rain.”

Her lips traced every bruise I hid,

Told me I was more than what he did.

I still wake screaming from the past,

But she holds me ‘til it doesn’t last.

In her silence, I can hear my name,

Soft and trembling, but not in shame.

Now I’m wrapped in her arms, hearing ghosts go quiet,

Her heartbeat drowns the violence in my mind.

She’s the light in my dark, the calm in alarms,

I found peace…

Peace in her arms.

I once begged for the end to come,

Prayed to the void to make me numb.

But she whispered, “Baby, stay,

We’ll build your soul from the ash and clay.”

Now the mirror doesn’t lie,

There’s a stranger who survived.

Now I’m wrapped in her arms, no more fear,

The echoes fade when she’s near.

She’s the calm after harm,

The ghost’s last alarm —

I found peace…

Peace in