The pieces of her soul

Black and blue, those are the colors he painted her inside and out. Lies, she had to tell so no one knew he pushed her around. She didn't know she could do better because if she lost him she lost herself. Always afraid she would lose him she kept quiet. Kill her? She thought it might. Over and over he pushed her around. He said she was fat, that no one else would want her. He said she deserves what she gets. He said she was ugly. Little by little she lost herself. She came to believe his words. She was worthless and ugly. No one could love her. One night after he hurt her so badly she couldn't hide it. As she lay down on the ground she asked God, " What did I do to deserve this?" No answer came only silence. She picked herself up from the ground and she grew hard inside. One day he left and she felt weak at first but she grew stronger as the days went by. He never returned. Piece by piece she put herself back together.