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No Hurt, Please!  Stop It!


Joan

2002

Why do they do it, what do they gain?
To beat up the frail, again and again!
Battered and abused, time after time,
Nothing is done, what was her crime?
She was a lovely lady and a person so refined,
A nicer, quiet person you couldn't find!
But then she became so ill and sick and frail,
And each time she appeared she looked so pale.

She had a stroke, her body numb,
They couldn't help, the damage was done.
So she came home, tired and blue,
Sad and lonely, there was nothing to do.
Then you see her, down and sad,
With black and blue bruises, bruises so bad!
How did she do it, for she didn't fall!
No, she was beaten, I could hear her call!

'God please help me, let me die!'
The pain wrenched in my heart made me cry!
I tried and tried and tried in vain,
To stop her hurt, over and over again!
I sobbed and sobbed and in my heart I cry,
As I hear her shout, 'please God let me die!'
Pain and fear etched in her eyes...
'Help me God,' I still hear her cries!

A bully, no!  But much, so much more!
He couldn't hide it, for I knew the score!
Angry and mad, driven almost insane!
He beat her, and beat her, over again!
Power, is that it?  That makes him so brave!
That gives him the right, to rant and to rave!
Anguish and pain etched within my heart,
Why did he do it, why did he start!

Alcohol, that's the evil deep within him,
Causing such hurt, what did he win?
He gained nothing!  She gained a lot more,
Beaten and battered thrown to the floor!          
Like an old discarded rag, tossed aside,
She couldn't run, couldn't hide!
So sad was she, so tired and weak,
Death was all that this lady did seek!

Sunken eyes!  With a body pained and sad!
What did she do, that was so very bad?
She got ill, when she had a stroke,
And now she's left, with a heart that's broke!
'Oh God, help me please, let me die'
Every night, I could hear her cry!
I tried to stop it again and again,
No one listened and no one came!

I pulled him up, took him into my home,
Warned him sternly to leave her alone!
Time after time I had this talk...
Ashamed he'd be as from my home he'd walk!
I threatened this wimp, I wasn't scared,
But still he did it, like he hadn't cared...
He tired to hide what he continued to do,
But still it went on, what could I do?

I hounded and harassed and complained again,
While this lovely lady suffered such pain!
They are supposed to help and stop abuse!
If they don't want to know, what is their use!
What did they do?  Those supposed to protect!
Nothing, nothing at all, what do we expect!!!!
Her daughters stopped me while out at the shop,
‘Hey, hold on a minute, can you please stop!'

I looked around; there was no-one that I knew,
Apart from Joan who again was black and blue!
The daughters stopped me and asked of me…
Would I report their brother, they were scared you see!
Of course I said I had, and asked couldn't they act too!
I'd done it before and there was nothing they'd do!
But the daughters told me they were in fear of him so,
They wanted to tell him I reported him, but my friend said no!

I said they could tell him whatever they wanted too,
But my friend was scared for me, and what he'd do?
Beat me?  Scare me? Kill me dead?
Oh no he wouldn't touch me…it had to be said!

I reported, reported, and reported him over and again!
But still they did nothing; they should be full of shame!

Then;

2005

One day, she broke her hip, it was a mess,
Her son did it, but you wouldn't guess!
So off to hospital, one more time!
While that evil monster got away with the crime!
She never walked again, I wonder why?
She was confined to a home, but she didn't cry…
They wouldn't let her home until she could walk…
She never walked again, why? Well, there was talk!

And so this lady never walked again,
For she wanted an end to this life of pain!
And what better ending was there for her?
To stay away from him!  And be looked after with care!

So on in life she treads peacefully on through…
She never took one more step!  But tell me, would you?

Abuse!!!

Shame on those who do!!!

I can't share my thoughts on it...
Because it won't show here...
They won't publish abusive words...

I shall leave you to guess what they are!













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