POETRY CORNER: ABUSED

By @Pechuqui Laurata and @BlakeNel

Beneath every cloth she wore was a scar

Sobbing was her duty

She blamed herself for her bruises

Makeup was her only shelter

To cover up her bruises and scars

For people not to notice.

Every night was a beating

Fighting back was a taboo

Silence was an obligation

While courage was far away (Pechuqui Laurata )

No one ever listened to her

Pain was like a lifestyle now

She covers her body not out 0f decency

But because she's given the story of I fell too many times

She wears sun glasses under the rain

No one ever seemed to understand her pain

One day I had a talk with her abuser

My neighbour, after he had done the usual

I asked him after a conversation

How many women he's ever beaten

He counted also every woman he's been with

So I asked him how many guys he's ever beaten

He stood there tongue tight

He felt insulted and surely he took me for his wife

He bounced on me

Before he knew it I forgot my fist

In his face a couple of times

Next thing he was down

I had planned this lesson for quite some time

So I taught him well

If you're a woman beater you should be aware

I might just be your next nightmare

(Blake)

A strong woman I became

Never to let my worth be defiled

Never to let my self get hurt

Violence became history

(Pechuqui Laurata)

This is my story

If you're being abused you can talk to me

If you met an abused listen to them

(Blake)

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