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Array ( [sid] => 53896 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Battered Wife [time] => 2004-06-27 12:35:02 [hometext] => Not from any experience of mine, but I know alot of this goes on behind closed doors [bodytext] => My name is **** & I’m a battered wife,
I’ve taken beatings all my married life,
I can still remember the very first time,
He punched me so hard & made my eye shine.

I believed that he was truly sorry,
By his tears & the way he would worry,
Until the next time came around,
The breaking of my jaw was an awful sound.

And again he’d plead me not to leave,
He told me he loved me & how he’d grieve,
If I left him & walked out,
I should have listened to my nagging doubt.

But he promised & I still loved him,
Even though my future looked so grim,
I couldn’t leave I was so scared,
I just had to picture the way he stared.

I stood up to him one night,
When he came home spoiling for a fight,
But if I knew how far he would go,
I would have protected myself from the blow.

I ended up in a hospital bed,
34 stitches in my head,
He’d hit me so hard he’d fractured my skull,
Used all his might, like an angry bull.

This time the flowers didn’t work,
He’d put me through too much hurt,
I knew that I had to report his crime,
Before he kills me the very next time.

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Battered Wife

Contributed by pixie on Sunday, 27th June 2004 @ 12:35:02 PM in AEST
Topic: EmotionalPoetry

My name is **** & I’m a battered wife,
I’ve taken beatings all my married life,
I can still remember the very first time,
He punched me so hard & made my eye shine.

I believed that he was truly sorry,
By his tears & the way he would worry,
Until the next time came around,
The breaking of my jaw was an awful sound.

And again he’d plead me not to leave,
He told me he loved me & how he’d grieve,
If I left him & walked out,
I should have listened to my nagging doubt.

But he promised & I still loved him,
Even though my future looked so grim,
I couldn’t leave I was so scared,
I just had to picture the way he stared.

I stood up to him one night,
When he came home spoiling for a fight,
But if I knew how far he would go,
I would have protected myself from the blow.

I ended up in a hospital bed,
34 stitches in my head,
He’d hit me so hard he’d fractured my skull,
Used all his might, like an angry bull.

This time the flowers didn’t work,
He’d put me through too much hurt,
I knew that I had to report his crime,
Before he kills me the very next time.

Copyright Â© pixie ... [ 2004-06-27 12:35:02]
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Re: Battered Wife (User Rating: 1 )
by shorty_52 on Sunday, 27th June 2004 @ 12:41:38 PM AEST
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this is really good. one of the sadder things that i have read in a while. the way u put everything together was really great, but whoever this is about, she shoulda turned him in the first time he hit her, i know that's obvious, but i said it anyways. and if u know her tell her that i'm sorry that that affle thing has happened to here.
if u ever need to talk i'm here for u.
~allyson~

Re: Battered Wife (User Rating: 1 )
by Jackee_line on Sunday, 27th June 2004 @ 12:53:02 PM AEST
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Well written , sadly this happens far too much.

Re: Battered Wife (User Rating: 1 )
by lostinmyself on Sunday, 27th June 2004 @ 01:49:27 PM AEST
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Wow...
this left me breathless, and it is a subject very close to home as my mother was beaten by her first husband and lost her first child due to his beatings.
I cannot understand wife beaters, they are some of the worst people in the world.
This is a great write and im glad the person in the poem was strong and stood up and did something.
It is amazing how many people never do anything at all out of fear.
I cannot say how great this poem is.
*hugs* phil xxx

Re: Battered Wife (User Rating: 1 )
by deadbloodyrose on Sunday, 27th June 2004 @ 02:20:26 PM AEST
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really well written (like all of your work) it holds so much as truth as well.. ive never been abused by my love rather my father.. they have a special way of making you forgive them so you wont inform the police and its sad.. i know its not a true story..but im glad that in the end she got the courage.. AMI JO

Re: Battered Wife (User Rating: 1 )
by MLCstar on Sunday, 27th June 2004 @ 02:58:52 PM AEST
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I Know that writing anything on a topic like this is very difficult, even if you are not the victim. If you are, it sounds like you got out of that situation. I admire your courage. I really enjoyed the simple reality of this poem.

Re: Battered Wife (User Rating: 1 )
by JT on Monday, 28th June 2004 @ 01:51:17 AM AEST
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Great write but its sad this can be an everyday occurance for so many.
-jt-

Re: Battered Wife (User Rating: 1 )
by Luinil on Monday, 28th June 2004 @ 09:26:55 AM AEST
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bad situation... good writing, hope this isn't a personal experience for you*

Re: Battered Wife (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Monday, 28th June 2004 @ 10:23:25 AM AEST
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nice job capturing an awful situation.

Re: Battered Wife (User Rating: 1 )
by yellow_sundragon on Monday, 28th June 2004 @ 12:32:09 PM AEST
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Sad to say that this really happens.... Even sadder that some women never get the point *cough* mother *cough*....

Jaime

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