Aug. 23, 2012

Caged Buttafly

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Caged Buttafly
With Grace you find strength, hope and peace
For body and soul

I am Maisha Mahalia and I want to be a voice for the battered and abused; who are not inclined to raise their voice, because of shame I've overcome the fear, as well as endured the pain. Through the years of incarceration and the help of counseling, I realize I am more than a statistic. My voice deserves and needs to be heard.

Society needs to understand how women fall into volatile relationship, and feel trapped.

I would like to share my own personal turmoil within my life and my relationship/marriage and why I stayed, or should I say, kept going back.

I want to be viewed as a woman who has endured and overcome, not a statistic. When you read my words regarding my life, I want you to visualize them. When I express my feelings, I want you to feel what I felt. When you finish, I want your thoughts to be, "Damn, I never would have known."

I want my words to make an impact on other women, so they may avoid the pain and suffering I have faced. If my experiences can help another woman; even just one; to escape a life as I have lived, it was well worth me writing.

I pray you enjoy as I take you into the life of a caged buttafly.

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OnTimeInCheckCC Posted 11 years, 7 months ago. ✓ Mailed 11 years, 7 months ago   Favorite
Maisha- Im very interested in what you have to say as I understand very well and know that unless one has been there, they do not always understand why women cannot just get away from such relationships. Ive shared my story with many victims advocates in training to show (reinforce) what happens when you do try to get away, and what it is like when even a protective order strictly enforced does not help.....if a partner is angry enough and sees you as a possession of his only, its only a piece of paper to him and he will violate it quickly, and if he finds he cannot hurt the one he loved he will go after the ones THEY love etc. It happens more than others understand and it happens in secrecy, until its truly a matter of escaping safely. Id love to keep up with your blog here and read what you have to share, please keep writing. -CC

Maisha M. Durham Posted 11 years, 6 months ago.   Favorite
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