Art work by the talented and fabulous Gigi of Rethinking Life.
His fist paint the canvas of her skin in shades of black and blue and purple
The yellows and greens of his past works add contrast and texture
She is living on borrowed time;
by all rights, he could have killed her a thousand times over by now
Her self-esteem and self-worth is threadbare,
she is held together by stitches:
the good moments, the sweet words, apologies and promises,
and the laughter they had shared…
She allowed the good, albeit rare, to outweigh the bad;
let them blind her to the reality of his lack of humanity
Her loneliness, her silence, her worries, excuses and justifications
play as a symphony of sorrow
They are both artists in their own right,
but which of them will survive this ‘blue period’?
~Melanie Thomason
4/20/2020
Wordifull 
Powerful poem. Truthful and sad. Great work. Thank you for the picture. ❤
Thank you and thanks again for letting me use your fabulous art!
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It’s so easy to get trapped in an abusive relationship like so described, and sometimes, it takes us forever, to finally, figure it out, and then, it takes , even longer, to, get ourselves, out of the vicious cycle we are, trapped, in…
Thank you for your comment. So true that it is an easy trap to fall in… hopefully more will find the courage and strength to break the cycle.
Oh my, a haunting piece and realistic at once. Sigh, its sad how sometimes the line between love and madness blurs.
Thank you, Maria. Yes, sad but also infuriating!
Always timely words and the art is amazing 🌷
Thank you and IKR…Gigi’s work always amazes me!
Your poetry is very moving and Gigis art says a thousand words.
Neither will survive to any quality of life.
She may end up dead, he in jail….. hopefully on death row.
Maybe she will kill him.
The most positive outcome is that she comes to her senses, leaves him, joins a support group and ends up supporting other victims.
GREAT WRITE, Melanie!!
Gi’s art is perfect for this!
Thank you so much sweet Resa! I wish things like this didn’t exist but they do so I must write about them.
While i was writing it this face popped in my head so i asked Gigi if I could use it cause it is perfect for it 🙂
Gi’s face is perfect!
Great work by both of you!