SHE CHOSE THE WRONG MEN ALL THE TIME
SHE COULD NEVER GET IT RIGHT
SHE LOATHED THE DRAMA IN HER LIFE
SHE THOUGHT THE ABUSE AND BEATINGS WAS ALRIGHT
SHE THOUGHT THE BATTERING WASN’T A CRIME
SHE SAID HE LOVED HER THAT’S WHY THEY FIGHT
SHE WASN’T ALLOWED FRIENDS, SHE WAS IN A PLIGHT
SHE WAS CONTROLLED BY HIM, COULDN’T BE OUT OF HIS SIGHT
SHE SEEKED HELP, SHE TRIED TO RUN. AND SHE TRIED TO HIDE
SHE ONCE ESCAPED, BUT SHE WAS CAUGHT AND CONFINED
SHE WAS CAPTIVATED BY HIS SWEET WORDS, HE SAID “LET’S REUNITE”
SHE WAS LURED WITH FLOWERS, WINE AND DINED
SHE WAS ONCE AGAIN ASSAULTED FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT
SHE TRIED PROTECTING HER BABIES FROM THE FRIGHT
SHE SHIELD THEM WITH ALL HER MIGHT
SHE DID NOT BELIEVE UPON HIS OWN KIDS,VIOLENCE HE WOULD INCITE
SHE PLEADED AND BEGGED, BUT HE WAS NOT CONTRITE
SHE WITNESSED HIS TERROR, SHE SAW EVIL IN HIS EYES
SHE TOOK MATTERS IN HER HANDS, AND STRENGTH SHE APPLIED
SHE DID NOT MEAN TO LET HIM DIE, IN HIS CHEST SHE PLUNGED THE KNIFE
SHE ACTED IN SELF DEFENSE, BUT HER ACTION WASN’T JUSTIFIED
SHE IS NOW HEADING TO PRISON FOR A LIFETIME, HER FREEDOM DENIED
SHE DID NOT LIKE THE CHOICE
BUT IT WAS HIM, HER, OR THE CHILDREN’S LIFE
WRITTEN BY: CHARMAINE ALLWOOD HANSON 2/12/2021
For the battered woman
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