Today I write a poem on abuse. Domestic abuse is prevalent all over the world. At times we suffer and at times we see people suffer. Either case please speak up. No relationship can be sustained that way. Abuse here also includes emotional which deserves another post.
Here goes the poem:
He knocked the door hard,
She opened it all shaky and scared.
Let him not lose his temper today she prayed.
“Come here,baby,”he said. “Don’t be afraid.”
The bruises of last night still hurt,
She did not understand why he treated her like dirt.
Her train of thoughts broke by a slap,
She realized he had laid a trap.
He punches and kicks,
She wished she was made out of bricks.
He is mad because she spoke to the neighbor,
This time, it hurt more than ever,
only the god could save her.
There was blood and broken bones,
Rosy starts crying and he groans.
She cried and pushed Rosy inside.
Her black and blues she tried to hide.
The terror in Rosy’s eyes,
hurt her more than the bruises.
She walked out to never return,
to fake promises and crocodile tears.
Determined not to let him feed on her fears.
Tired of being afraid every minute.
She moved on to a new dawn,
of peace, happiness and where nightmares are gone.
This post is written for Day 9 of UBC.
you write really well.
Oh, Thank you so much,Manisha. 🙂
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simply great !!1
Thank you,Ruchi. 🙂
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Her nightmares will never be gone. But she had the courage, and perhaps this poem will give courage to others. Tweeted.
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Very well written Ramya, it’s touching. Mothers have to leave abusive husbands atleast for their children if not for themselves. I pity the children who grow in abusive environments.
moved by your writing skills keep up the good work
This wonderful once again. To put a thought into poetry is not an easy job. You have connection with words and can play with them easily 🙂
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Amazing poem it was !!!
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I just do not know how day after day you are able to create such wonderful poetry.That too meaningful ones.Wonderful Ramya!
So touching, Ramya. I loved that you tried to rhyme the poem. 🙂
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There cannot be anything cruel than abuse in a relationship..Good one!
very Interesting.
Wonderful poem once again Ramya!
That’s beautiful, Ramya. The sad story of many women around the world. Well written.
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beautiful lines Ramya, It’s sad that even today women have to undergo domestic violence and there are times you can’t even share it with anyone. Sometimes when you seek help from police, they rubbish it as solve within yourselves! But there are some societies where they think you need to domesticate women through violence, read some books on that and it was so depressing.
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Lovely poem, Ramya. I could almost picture it happening in front of my eyes. Very well written.