ABUSE ISSUES — Summary

Stop blaming me because I can't get high grades Stop comparing me to my other cousins Stop saying that Im so far from you when you were a teen Stop comparing that you're more beautiful than me Stop dictating me whom partner should I choose Stop bullying me to my classmates Stop making me feel so small Stop controlling me that I can't even hang out my cousins Stop comparing me to other girls Stop unders estimating me Stop blaming me when you have a bad days Stop blaming me everything was my fault Stop being insecure Stop arguing me when crisis comes

I tried.

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The poem is one long list of demands, each starting with "Stop." The speaker seems to be a young person, probably a girl, talking to a relative or someone close, perhaps a parent or an older family member. The complaints are painfully familiar: being compared to cousins and other girls, being blamed for bad grades and for someone else's bad days, being embarrassed in front of classmates, and having choices about friends and partners made for her. Near the end she turns the blame around with "Stop being insecure," which suggests she sees the criticism as coming from the other person's own hurt.

The repetition makes the poem feel like a pile of hurts that has been building for a long time. The tone is tired, angry, and a little desperate. Then comes the short last line, "I tried." It is quiet after all the commands, and it feels like exhaustion or giving up. The mood is heavy and sad, but the plain, direct voice makes it feel honest.

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