Unbroken
Blackened eye ...Bloody nose.........Curled up like a fetus just taking the blows
Drifting away to a quiet beach with a gentle wind caressing my hair,
Inside my mind sheltered from anger, violence, and fear.
He is finally done he says he is tired and his hands are now sore,
with assurances of a swift recovery because tomorrow I will be taught to obey once more.
Children crying, Shattered heart
Broken body,soul and spirit torn apart.
He leaves for work I grab our stuff
The battered woman in the mirror finally has had enough.
Rush the kids, pack the trunk tight
His punching bags will be gone when he gets home tonight.
Driving for days at a neck breaking pace
finally stopping at where I hope is a safe place.
Oh no that sound I am sure it is his car
how could he have found us we have run so far.
His shouts are unmistakable as he pounds on the door
Terror is crippling as I sink to the floor
Body frozen, mind working slow, his threats through the door are clear as a bell.
"I told you I'd never be alone I'll kill you today I'll send you to hell!"
with tears in my eyes I tuck my children into bed
as I walk out to meet him I think"this time I am dead!"
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((silence))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((sirens)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
As I blink away darkness I hears the words from the cop......
It was self defense ma'am Glad to see you came out on top.
Confused and dazed as red and blue lights assult my eyes,
I walk to the yard where his crumpled body lyes.
All battered and broken he looks like a child
witnesses are saying "She went mad, and was wild."
More dead than alive as they start to take him away
"I'll be back for you all" I hear him say.
For the first time in years without so much as a hint of fear,
I smile and respond I'll be waiting right here!!!
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