"Domestic Abuse"


We often get confused with love and lust, when you give your all and fall on trust.
Then your back is against the wall with a violent rush.
It happened so fast you sigh and hush.
Sometimes it starts with a debate
Then leads to an argument follow a shove.
Do you think that's his way of showing love?
Not knowing it's the beginning of a poison end
To die at the hands of your so called "boy friend".
But you're in love so you can't avoid him.
And you think that's love wrapped up in a fist.
To black your eyes and swell your lips.
But you tell people you felled on your lips.
How could you allow him to get away with his first hit?
It gets out of hand he create his own law.
Black eye, broken jaw, gasping for breath as he chokes you to the floor.
Will it ever get to the point that you can't take it anymore?
How can you look her in the face mister?
After you dis her, she could have been your mother, daughter or sister.
Or that could have been you in her slipper.
In your mind you're saying you created a beast,
But you didn’t create it ,you unleashed it.
Now you must defeat him.
Not to be mean but you're the only one to blame.
To degrade your standards to play his insane game,
That’s so lame, to please him with your pain.
Death will be your date, for the lack of faith,
Prayed to the lord for the perfect man but couldn’t wait.
It's up to you to get out before it's too late.



Copyright©-Mark Deveaux

Nice poem Mark ..... just remember abuse can also be mental and emotional.

"Domestic Abuse"


We often get confused with love and lust, when you give your all and fall on trust.
Then your back is against the wall with a violent rush.
It happened so fast you sigh and hush.
Sometimes it starts with a debate
Then leads to an argument follow a shove.
Do you think that's his way of showing love?
Not knowing it's the beginning of a poison end
To die at the hands of your so called "boy friend".
But you're in love so you can't avoid him.
And you think that's love wrapped up in a fist.
To black your eyes and swell your lips.
But you tell people you felled on your lips.
How could you allow him to get away with his first hit?
It gets out of hand he create his own law.
Black eye, broken jaw, gasping for breath as he chokes you to the floor.
Will it ever get to the point that you can't take it anymore?
How can you look her in the face mister?
After you dis her, she could have been your mother, daughter or sister.
Or that could have been you in her slipper.
In your mind you're saying you created a beast,
But you didn’t create it ,you unleashed it.
Now you must defeat him.
Not to be mean but you're the only one to blame.
To degrade your standards to play his insane game,
That’s so lame, to please him with your pain.
Death will be your date, for the lack of faith,
Prayed to the lord for the perfect man but couldn’t wait.
It's up to you to get out before it's too late.



Copyright©-Mark Deveaux


I enjoyed your insight into a "national" ill that eats us at the core! However, you seem to credit men with being exclusive abusers. That is simply not so. Men account for most of the physical abuse done to women, but women are just as representative in sexual, emotional, mental and other abuses on children, men and other women as men are. For example, one of the fasting growing group that exploit children in the bahamas is lesbian abuse of young school girls! And negelect and physical abuse of children is almost always done by mothers. So in future, do not let abuse ware a man's face only, but both man and woman. :raw:

thanks for the critique look out for the next post, I'll take your advice