A heartbreaking and necessary poem about the silent realities of domestic abuse and the myths we tell ourselves about strength. “The Strongest Woman I’ve Ever Known” follows one woman’s quiet unraveling under the weight of violence, isolation, and indifference — a story too often dismissed with the words, “She’ll be fine.”

Told in raw, unfiltered verse, this piece exposes how easily strength can be mistaken for survival, and how quickly love can turn into control. It’s both elegy and warning — a call to notice, to reach out, and to understand that no one is invincible in the face of unchecked cruelty.

Poignant, devastating, and deeply human, “The Strongest Woman I’ve Ever Known” reminds readers that the strongest among us often carry the heaviest invisible pain — and that awareness, not assumption, can save a life.