Holy Crap. This poem is so much more than a poem. I can see you saying these words, giving testimony to them, and promising that they are true and will remain true. Each stanza had me hooked and I love how you give two hundred percent when writing...you hold nothing back and it just gives me chills reading your story not just of physical pain but of emotional pain, especially when you mentioned your son. I know he is your whole life and you dedicate everything to him and I know him being taken away in any aspect is NOT an option. Ever.

I loved your whole metaphor in this piece! Especially how your title perfectly tied in... this part made me just want to give a shout of victory or something!!

"Unfortunate because I carelessly walked into your tangled web and I couldn't claw my way back out. I became stuck like a fly in a spider's web. Only I realised recently, I don't want to die. So I clawed my way free even though it meant acknowledging the pain and wounds as I did so, instead of giving up and waiting for you to devour me."

- Do you know how much self-understanding that takes and inner strength to acknowledge the pain and wounds? I know as many of us have written, we hide it or say we aren't afflicted/affected, but to move ahead and so to speak, claw our way out, we have to come to terms and realize this did happen to us, these wounds are real....but still having those wounds isn't greater than the reality that you will be out of his hands, out of his web of lies.

Brilliant write, so proud of you! Keep fighting always <3

You truly have a lot of strength in your voice here, I hope you continue to believe in yourself and how capable you are of being happy and overcoming all of this. The metaphor couldn't have been more perfect, it did seem as though he had you caught in a web, & you became an innocent victim to his lies. I'm glad that you are fighting for what you want, because you deserve it. It's wonderful that his true colors are showing, it shows you what kind of person he truly is and how much he just isn't worth it. Just keep fighting for what you deserve and you will get it :) Much love as always.

I'm sorry it took me a long time to leave a comment, to be honest, I thought I had when I rated it but I must have been mistaken.

Anyway, I'm here now and well, this piece is really powerful, the strength in these lines is very evident and it speaks volumes about you, and your strength, I loved the metaphors and the power behind each sentence, and the ending, simple but sooo powerful and shows how tough you are...

Hugs and love xx