Comments : Domestic Bliss

  • 7 years ago

    by Brenda

    Paul, I will be honest, I had a hard time hitting the like button on this. Not because of the poem, it's excellent, hard hitting. More about the content. It was a hard read because of that. Domestic violence is awful, it destroys everything in its path and has permently ruined more than one person. I hope like hell this isn't literal, if it is please seek help immediately.

    • 7 years ago

      by Paul Hirst

      Glad it made you uncomfortable its what I aimed for
      All my poems are from my minds eye nothing more nothing less
      I was a Mental Health Drug and Alcohol worker for many years and dealt with DV
      I also grew up in a household were my mother abused my dad
      So partly life partly dealing with people who have suffered

  • 7 years ago

    by Michael

    Hi Paul,

    I am so relieved this is from your minds eye, it is brutal and felt real if I was honest, but poetry can have that way. So I feel with your comments that there is sad truth in this piece of past experience, not as you being the perpetrator, but from what you have seen.
    A very powerful write indeed.
    Michael

    • 7 years ago

      by Paul Hirst

      Thanks Michael
      Felt Real
      There's no better accolade
      I assure you I'm happily married lol
      Its partly life partly dealing with the issue
      Thank You

  • 7 years ago

    by Brenda

    Oh Paul, thank you for calling my fears. I'm sorry you grew up with this. It really is a wonderful write.

  • 7 years ago

    by Paul Hirst

    No problem
    Thank You