Dear jerk,

How do you sleep at night knowing exactly the pain and suffering you made me live through? How do you look at yourself in the mirror knowing i spent hours covering bruises and perfecting the perfect story to tell my parents on how they appeared? The beatings were nothing compared to the verbal abuse and the suffering that accompanied it. It was like you took pride in your ability to destroy my self confidence and shatter my emotional well being. You could flip my entire world upside down in just a few hours. You were able to knock me to an all time low, to strip me of what made me who I am. You beat me, destroyed my mind, belittled my emotions, and controlled my every move at just 16.

Well, I’m not that little girl anymore, I’m a woman who will no longer jump when someone touches me, I now know am worthy of love, the kind of true love that Doesn’t hurt me or terrify in all the wrong ways. I have regained my free spirit and strong will, I vow to never let you or my past hold me down any longer. I will go far and do great things, i will not tremble because of someone’s words, or keep my voice quiet out of fear. I will hold my head high, achieve my goals and move on the from beatings and torments you put me through. I am no longer afraid of you and I WILL NOT hide any longer, I am free of your chains.