Broken

Recently, I’ve read numerous blogs dealing with heartbreak, loss, and mainly women feeling hopeless because of insufferable relationships they have experienced or currently experiencing. Television and online news sources are almost always reporting the physical, emotional, and psychological harm done to women from their husbands, boyfriends, dates, other men etc. I can never get the stories I’ve heard from my ex-girlfriend out of my head.

It’s hard to imagine how many individuals have become monsters. All it takes is one action to make this transition complete, forever branding them evil. These are monsters who feel nothing at all when inflicting pain on others. We all wish the world would rid itself of such contaminants that impede our progression as a society. How uncharacteristic of a man to do such things to a woman they “loved.” Raping a defenseless woman who may have once trusted you. Beating her senselessly until the flow of blood and physical scarring signals you to stop. Taunting her excessively until her emotions get the best of her while your malevolent voice haunts her within the safety of her own mind. A feeling of power and superiority flows through your veins. Look at her now; she’s broken.

Not completely. She’s on the road to recovery without you in the picture. A few minutes worth of pain and suffering you’ve imposed on her will take her months, maybe years, or even a lifetime to fully recover from. The monster within you should have never surfaced, because now you’ve altered her life and your own. She’s making moves to heighten her self-esteem to a level you once allowed her to have, but you stripped it away from her. However, she’s not permanently broken like you originally assumed because she’s stronger than that.

She’s beautifully broken. She’s working towards loving herself again and not being afraid of another man who may have a monster within him. She’s still beautiful, the scars you’ve embedded onto her body and in her mind doesn’t change that. She’s making progress, seeing a light guiding her in the right direction. You’re living with a monster for the remainder of your pathetic life.

To all girls and women out there who’ve suffered at the hands of a man you once trusted, I wish you a happy recovery and a happy life ahead.