My life is a canvas.

My life is a canvas

If I could paint a picture, I would paint a young girl watching her father physically and verbally abuse her mother. I would draw an image of him hitting her mother as if she was his child. I would scribble hateful words all over the canvas. I would quote “ what goes on in my house stays in my house”. I would sit and visualize how that young girl wanted to kill him for the way he mistreated her mother.

If I could paint a picture, I would draw a teenage girl falling in love with a popular athlete in high school. I would demonstrate how she accepted his abusive ways. I would illustrate how he choked her on the couch after finding out that she was pregnant with his child. I would post images of the derogatory words that were spoken. I would recollect the time when he grabbed the steering wheel while she was driving. I would even explain how she feared for her life when he quoted, “If I could kill you and get away with it I would”.

If I could paint a picture, I would write a script on how she married a person undeserving of her love. I’ll explain how she fell for the potential of what he could be. I would describe how unhappy she felt for several years. I would use a bright RED marker to emphasize the flags that she overlooked. I would italicize the verbally abusive words. I would use multiple colors to explain how she was under the impression that as long as she was good to him, he would be good to her. What she didn’t realize Is that he was never good for her.

If I could paint a picture, I would sketch a grown woman going through the process of healing and forgiving. I would write in big BOLD letters “IT WASN’T EASY”. I would interpret her emotions by summarizing her thoughts. I would express how happy and free SHE is today.

If I could paint one last picture, I would paint with 3-D lettering and it would read,

“SHE IS ME!

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