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Gates and gates open and close

User Profile: stormieandpaws
stormieandpaws July 12th, 2025

Gates and gates open and close


Gates of time and what they hold


the birth of a child that was told she was wanted


but a gate opens she learns she does not feel wanted


time passes another gate open she left to be cared for by her brother who only two years older


then another gate opens a brother say let play doctor he normally not play with her at all


but the game of playing doctor hurts and she not understand why she only 3yr


another gate open in her life one of pain and shame she not understand at all


this gate that opened she know something not right but she to obey her brother


gates and gates open one after another within them the pain within the game get worst


but she wants them to love her she wants them to want her she not know what to do


the gates open again and again within them gates she feel as if they walls


so she wants her mom to help her she see her mom watching between the steps but she not help her


the gate that her mom could have helped her seem to have been shut and locked by her mom


she feel unloved and unwanted other then for sex and pain from them all


a gate opens she wants to be gone she does things to be gone but none of them work


gates that been opening since she was very young the self harm she always did goes unseen


gate after gate opens and closes she see that they moved on to other girls but she confused by that


she not being raped but still feel worthless unwanted rejected by everyone


the gate seem to go on and on she left out of things that others do she not know why they hate her


what did she do wrong why do others not want her around they seem to just walk away from her


a gate of what seem like love but she not really know love he fools her by his actions


but the gate after marriage looks much worst he uses her as they did when she was young


then a gate of having kids by him they rape babies in the end


a gate of losing them in the end but is this the end she thinks

then gates of mind games him trying to get her to end her life


that gate almost did not shut as death almost happened


gates of self hate and lashing out at self not at others only at her self


a gate a memory come like a flood she see the man she married as a boy he one of them that raped her


a gate of hope opens but closes due to she ends back with family and more abuse


but years later a gate of hope and freedom opens as she take wings and move away from her family


what gate will be next we do not know but as for now we safe and free


by stormie and paws




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User Profile: Tulipsmile
Tulipsmile July 12th, 2025

@stormieandpaws

Wow 😲is an incredibly poignant and powerful poem. It masterfully employs the recurring metaphor of "gates" to intricately map a harrowing personal journey, vividly depicting the progression of trauma and the arduous path towards ultimate survival and freedom. The raw honesty and unflinching portrayal of pain make it a truly impactful work.

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User Profile: stormieandpaws
stormieandpaws OP July 16th, 2025

@Tulipsmile

thanks that what we was wanting to get across gates are not bad as we all have them within our life it how we handle them that important 

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User Profile: Tulipsmile
Tulipsmile July 16th, 2025

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User Profile: WildBloom
WildBloom July 28th, 2025

@stormieandpaws So beautiful. Thanks for posting 

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stormieandpaws OP July 29th, 2025

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