The more she retreats, the more you advance
Although you've been given every second chance
It must be the smell of fear and denial
That makes you extinguish your family's survival.
You taught me so well, how to destroy
The love in my life, the respect of my boys
By handing me down a brute's drunken verse
The need for dominion, this cowardice curse.
As luck would have it, life's about choices
And I had only to listen to my loved one's voices
Begging me to "please, put down the fight
Let go of my past, and do what is right."
And just like that the torment was over
The demon was gone from over my shoulder
The nightmare had ended, as it had begun
In the hand of my father, from the heart of my son.
Author notes
Men need to lead by example, and treat the world's women and children
as they would their own, and if that's not incentive enough, than we
need to get to these impoverished countries and educate and support them
in the betterment of themselves and all humanity. It takes more energy
to hurt another than to teach your brother.
Written November 25th, 2005
In a list
A contest entry
- When the Hearts of the Women are On the Ground by CarolDesjarlais.
400 points, ended November 26, 2005, 8 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Horus you have a great handle on the topic.....There is a film we got from the women's Cetner called "The prince"...it shows exactly what you speak of here, how the behavior is passed down..but more..it teaches how to change tht mindset and break the chain of voilence. Well done!
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ditto to both comments
peace...yeah peace
Muddy -
ditto to both comments
peace...yeah peace
Muddy -
thanks.
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I must say Horus, this is some fantastic verse. You show here how a chain is formed, and then broken. It takes a great courage to change what is a learned pattern from childhood on. This is publish worthy. From a womans' view...excellent. From a teachers' view...MOST excellent.
DL~ -
This is as wonderful as it is to a degree surprising to those who read you on face value. This is one of the reasons why you are such a good writer and such a compelling writer to read. There is a diversity, a goodness and venom in your words that make you a "must read" From where it is coming from, it should give people a sneak peek behind the sometimes prickly facade. Fabulous.
David
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