Poem titled "Refuse To Cry" by cassandra Jones, such an encouraging poem

There is a poet whose poem moved me beyond words (and I am a writer). And her poem moved me beyond words because of its content, the way she wrote this content, and of the strength and encouragement to others she shows/expresses within her poem. The title of this poem is "Refuse To Cry," and it is by Cassandra Jones. It is below:

I am stronger,

than you think.

You thought,

I would just sink.




Into a lonely,

sea of despair.

Lost and scared,

with no one to care.




Guess you don't,

really know me.

Unlike you,

I can see.




The strength,

I have inside.

The tears,

I won't let slide.




In the past,

I wouldn't try.

You'd anticipate,

that I would cry.




I won't give,

into your drama.

In the end,

you'll be hit with karma.




You won't drag me,

to your level.

My life won't

be disheveled.




You don't get,

the benefit of the doubt.

You found,

your way out.




Thanks to you,

I don't have to try.

Now that you're gone,

I refuse to cry.

Advocacy Against Abuse Via Poems

It's been drawn to my attention about abuse since I was extremely young of age, both of seeing/witnessing it, and of personally experiencing it, as well. But, I knew it wasn't right to do to people. So, I became a certified domestic violence volunteer advocate and then advocated in shelter, as well as elsewhere, including advocating via my poems. Well, as I've somewhat recently found out (over the past few years), other writers have had this similar idea (to advocate against domestic violence, and I've noticed that they, too, have done so. And I was so very honoured and pleased to see this, and I would like to post not just my own poems, but their poems, as well, that help advocate against domestic violence. And so, of those poets who give me permissions to post their advocacy type poems, here, I will post those poems, here.