Yes, I tend to write about abuse a lot. It is the only way I have dealt with it so far. I don't talk about it in detail with anyone. Although there are times when I would really like to talk about certain memories I can't shake. But I've found that it's better to write at these times. Understandably, those close to me don't like to hear stories about violence inflicted on me, particularly the vividly graphic tales that I keep reliving in my head lately.
They definitely don't want or need to hear about what I am thinking when I think of Chad. It's unfair of me to expect anyone who cares about me to want to listen to detailed accounts of the shit that I put myself through with him. I don't like to censor myself when I write so it's the best medium for me to expunge the flashbacks from my thoughts. My poetry writing rule since college has been that if my writing feels at all "inappropriate" or like it would make someone uncomfortable, I know that I've got something. I know that I need to pull the thread further to see what's there.
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