What helped me

I had a terrible experience with dating abuse by a boy about 3years older than I when I was in high school. I'm currently a junior in college and have the most amazing boyfriend of 2 years. I've never told him about my past because I never felt like I needed to. When I look at him I can see the love and adoration in his eyes and I forget completely about that other boy who changed my life quite negatively. I'd hate for his look of love to turn to pity. I'm happy how things have worked for me and I think the biggest turning point in my life was when I began to recognize that I had a musical talent. I poured my heart into songs I would compose on my violin. No lyrics, just music. I also wrote short little ideas. Any way to express myself pulled all the fear and hate I had out of my heart and out of my head and brought me to a place where I could appreciate myself again and where I could let my heart open up to another man. Since I can't share a song here even though I feel that helped me more, I can share something I wrote. I wouldn't call it a poem it's just something that can make you think. I hope someone reads this and finds a talent within themself to pour themself into. No one has a right to make you feel inferior =)

Let's be together tonight
so i can "say" i love you
and you can FEEL it as the words BREAK from my mouth
don't hold back - hold me
feel me kiss me want me
have me love me
touch me? lose me...
...lost me

I'm in the process of planning a Dating Abuse Awareness Week. Anyone with any ideas, please send them my way =)