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I wrote this poem because a dear dear friend has been affected by Domestic abuse and violence. She is very special to my heart and it hurts me so much to know that she had to endure this terrible injustice to her. She will forever bare the scars from her abusers, even now after all these years she lives in severe pain and has many many medical problems..
Kris I dedicate this poem to you..Love you to the moon and back ♥♥
VICTIM
OR SURVIVOR
Tear drops
form upon her cheek
Her
eyes are filmed with tears,
Swollen
from the beatings
Crying
softly, so no one hears.
Too
afraid to run for safety
To
live a life of peace,
She
knows that he will find her
And
the beatings will never cease.
She
hears his pounding footsteps
She
cringes deep inside,
Can't
bare to look as he comes in
But
there's no where she can hide.
His
eyes so dark and evil
His
fists were clenched so tight,
His
nostrils flared insanely
Oh
what gives him the right.
"Please
don't hurt me," she begged of him
I'll
do anything you say,
Nothing
he heard would change his mind
As
he cracked her head that day.
You're
MINE to do as I do please
You'll
NEVER be set free,
And
he threw her down upon the floor
Cracked
her ribs hard with his knee.
She
cried so hard, but all in vain
A
blow went to her head,
Blood
poured out, she lost consciousness
As
he threw her on the bed.
He
ripped her clothing from her
She
wished that she were dead,
To
end the years of torment
For
she knew what lay ahead.
When
done he lay beside her
His
stench, it made her sick,
Too
afraid to make a sound or stir
The
hours, how the clock did tick.
She
waited as he fell asleep
To
wash the grime away,
The
water felt good upon her face
Dear
God, please help, she prayed.
No
answer came from God above
As
she dried away the tears,
She
knew she'd face his wrath again
It
followed her through the years.
The
beatings have taken a toll on her
Her
body is racked in pain,
She
knows that by staying with him
She
will never be the same.
One
day she gets the courage
To
leave this man so cruel,
To
get some help before she dies
GUILTY,
the judge did rule.
I
am not a victim anymore
I'm
a SURVIVOR, is what she said,
No
silence will I give them
Our
voices they will dread!!!
Written
by Mary Graziano
May
4, 2012
3 comments:
For too many years, domestic abuse like this was a part of my sister's life with her ex-husband. I didn't know. Wondered but didn't ask because I thought she would tell me if it was. She didn't until many years later when she started experiencing the pain of arthritis from the beatings that she took from him when she was younger.
Domestic abuse happens too frequently around the world. As men and women, we should all respect each other, not physically and emotionally hurt each other. Listened to a radio program last night on Dreamcatchers about men who lived with Domestic Abuse. It isn't only done by men. Some abusers are women, more often than we realize.
Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving your blog link. I hope that you will visit again. I will be back here to read more of what you write. Thanks for reaching out.
patricia, thank you for coming and visiting my blog, and you are so right, we need to respect one another, I will be by to visit again. take care my friend ♥
Great post thannk you
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