"You’re either a victim or a survivor”

 

12 years of life,

marriage number four.

happy family,

change of plans.

night falls,

voices raise.

fear in the pit of my young stomach.

 

a call for help,

by phone,

to the one I trust most.

reassured.

silence.

to lay a hand on the woman you love

to bring her pain

you are the lowest of the low.

 

against all odds

Gelaye Tefera love is destructible.

happiness can be obtained,

once more.

we are survivors.